title: Anesthetic considerations of the older equine.
abstract: This article briefly reviews physiologic changes that may occur with aging in equine patients. It summarizes anesthetic protocols and problems encountered in a group of older horses (> 20 years old) anesthetized over the previous 10 years in the teaching hospital and makes recommendations for appropriate management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA. nmatthews@cvm.tamu.edu
authors.forename: Nora S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008017:Life Expectancy
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics