Veterinary medicine, small animal clinician : VM, SAC.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Veterinary Medicine Pub. Co.,
Frequency: Monthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Start Year:1964 - 1984
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0042-4889 (Print) 0042-4889 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 8707901 |
| (OCoLC): | 01769070 |
| (DNLM): | V10120000(s) |
| Coden: | VTYMAC |
| Classification: | W1 V13 |
Effect of halothane anesthesia on liver function in the horse. Thirty horses were anaesthetized with halothane and thiopental sodium. To determine the hepatotoxic effect of halothane, bromsulphalein (BSP) tests for liver function were made immediately before and 24 hours after anaesthesia and surgery. The periods of anaesthesia varied from 35 minutes to 3 1/2 hours. Results of these tests indicated no significant impairment of liver function 24 hours after anaesthesia, the time at which liver damage due to chloroform, which has a molecular structure similar to that of halothane, has reached its peak
Surgical approaches to the abdomen in the horse. Surgical access to the abdomen of the horse is commonly required to treat disorders of the alimentary tract, for surgery of abdominally placed genital organs such as in cryptorchidectomy, caesarean section, and ovariectomy, and for surgery of the urinary bladder. The choice of the operative approach is determined by the likely location and nature of the surgical problem, the nature of the patient, facilities available, economic considerations, and the familiarity of the surgeon with the different techniques.
The abdominal cavity is the largest body cavity in the horse, which means that expo...