title: Anesthetic considerations for emergency equine abdominal surgery.
abstract: The physiologic changes that take place in horses presented for emergency abdominal surgery and the effects of these changes on the horse's anesthetic management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grandy
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hodgson
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary