title: Anesthesia and surgery of laboratory animals.
abstract: This article reviews anesthetics and anesthetic techniques applicable to small laboratory animals. Anesthetic and analgesic dosage tables are presented for each species to guide the practitioner. The actions of the various agents are reviewed in the text, and key references are presented. Surgical considerations are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine, M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000601:surgery*