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Anaesthesia of older horses
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In humans there is a link between age and anaesthesiaassociated risk, with mortality rate increasing from 0.01% in the general population, to 6.5% in patients over 70 years of age with no preoperative complications [1]. Similar information specific to older horses is limited and inconsistent, increasing age reported as having no [2], or a positive [3] association with increased risk. Typically, horses ≥15 to 20 years of age are considered to be ‘older’ animals [4,5], taking horses as having a life expectancy of 25–30 years and ponies as 30–35 years ...
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Bardell, D. (2020) “Anaesthesia of older horses”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2019. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2019/anaesthesia-of-older-horses (Accessed: 24 April 2024).
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School of Veterinary Science, Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital, Chester High Road, Neston, Merseyside, CH64 7TE, UK.
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