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Sedation, anaesthesia and analgesia of the foal

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Ian Self

In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2016 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 07, 2016
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Summary Studies have shown that anaesthesia in foals carries a greater risk than in adult horses. Johnston et al [1] showed that foals less than 1 week of age were over 20 times more likely to die than adult horses between 2 and 4 years of age. Foals greater than 1 week but less than 1 month old also had increased anaesthetic-related death rates. This higher risk in young foals, compared with adult horses is likely multifactorial. Physiological differences specific to young foals compared with adult horses include the following ...

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School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, UK.

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