Butorphanol with oxygen insufflation corrects etorphine-induced hypoxaemia in chemically immobilized white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

BACKGROUND: Opioid-induced immobilization is associated with severe respiratory depression in the white rhinoceros. We evaluated the efficacy of butorphanol and oxygen insufflation in alleviating opioid-induced respiratory depression in eight boma-managed rhinoceros. RESULTS: Chemical immobilization...

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Autores principales: Haw, Anna, Hofmeyr, Markus, Fuller, Andrea, Buss, Peter, Miller, Michele, Fleming, Gregory, Meyer, Leith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4205281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25315767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-014-0253-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4205281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25315767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-014-0253-0

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