Fahlman, Åsa
- Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Sveriges Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt (SVA)
Forskningsartikel2010Vetenskapligt granskad
Fahlman, Åsa; Pringle, John; Arnemo, Jon; Swenson, Jon; Brunberg, Sven; Nyman, Görel
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.
Arterial blood gases; brown bear; hypoxemia; immobilization; oxygen supplementation; Ursus arctos
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
2010, Volym: 41, nummer: 1, sidor: 161-164
Utgivare: AMER ASSOC ZOO VETERINARIANS
Veterinärmedicin
Husdjursvetenskap
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1638/2009-0036.1
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/59482