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The One Man Rope Assisted Recovery from Anaesthesia in Horses

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Wilderjans H.
In: WEVA - International Congress - India, 2011 by World Equine Veterinary Association
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NOV 05, 2011
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In most equine hospitals, assisted recovery is only performed to recover horses after difficult orthopaedic procedures, or for horses with myositis or neurological problems. Fracture repair is not a common surgical procedure in most hospitals and for this reason assisted recovery is not a routine procedure for most equine surgeons and anaesthetists.

Two types of recovery are generally used: rope assisted recovery within the recovery room and warm water pool recovery.

Pool recovery is uncommon in the majority of European equine hospitals, due to the high cost of facilities, personnel and time. However, it can be invaluable and lifesaving in the recovery of proximal long bone fracture repairs in adult horses. A warm water pool with Jacuzzi jets can also be used for therapeutic treatment of post surgical or idiopathic myositis. […]

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Wilderjans, H. (2011) “The One Man Rope Assisted Recovery from Anaesthesia in Horses”, WEVA - International Congress - India, 2011. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/weva/weva-internal-congress-india-2011/one-man-rope-assisted-recovery-from-anaesthesia-horses (Accessed: 01 June 2023).

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