Abstract |
This study assessed whether arterial oxygenation could be increased by treatment with intranasal oxygen supplementation in brown bears (Ursus arctos) with hypoxemia during anesthesia with medetomidine- zolazepam- tiletamine. Arterial blood samples were collected anaerobically from the femoral artery before and during oxygen supplementation. An oxygen flow rate of 2-5 L/min administered intranasally to brown bears weighing 12-120 kg markedly increased arterial oxygenation. Intranasal oxygen supplementation proved to be a simple and efficient method for treatment of hypoxemia in anesthetized bears.
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Authors | Asa Fahlman, John Pringle, Jon M Arnemo, Jon E Swenson, Sven Brunberg, Görel Nyman |
Journal | Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
(J Zoo Wildl Med)
Vol. 41
Issue 1
Pg. 161-4
(Mar 2010)
ISSN: 1042-7260 [Print] United States |
PMID | 20722273
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Anesthesia, General
(adverse effects, veterinary)
- Animals
- Female
- Hypoxia
(therapy, veterinary)
- Male
- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
(veterinary)
- Ursidae
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