Anesthesia and sedation for late-term mares.
Heavily pregnant mares requiring anesthesia present special problems and challenges. The use of short-acting anesthetic agents, combined with inhalational anesthesia, mechanical ventilation, and blood pressure support, will ensure an optimal outcome by maintaining both maternal and fetal homeostasis. The provision of oxygen during recovery to the still gravid mare also is important for fetal survival.
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing.
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D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000662:veterinary; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000662:veterinary; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply
D000777:Anesthetics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives