Equine anaesthesia-associated mortality: where are we now?

Dugdale, Alexandra HA and Taylor, Polly M (2016) Equine anaesthesia-associated mortality: where are we now? VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 43 (3). pp. 242-255.

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Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>To review the literature concerning mortality associated with general anaesthesia in horses and to assess whether there is evidence for a reduction in mortality over the 20 years since the Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Equine Fatalities (CEPEF).<h4>Databases used</h4>PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar. Search terms used: horse; pony; equine; anaesthesia; anesthesia; recovery; morbidity, and mortality.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The most recent studies, in which isoflurane and sevoflurane have been more commonly used for anaesthesia maintenance, report fewer intraoperative cardiac arrests than older studies in which halothane was favoured. Catastrophic fractures, however, have become the greatest cause of recovery-associated mortality.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	anaesthesia, equine, mortality, recovery
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2016 10:36
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:36
DOI:	10.1111/vaa.12372
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3001456