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VETERINARY JOURNAL
Volume 182, Issue 2, Pages 152-161Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.06.011
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Anaesthesia; Death; Small animals; Risk factors; Peri-operative
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- Pfizer Animal Health
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Anaesthetic complications have been studied intermittently in small animal practice. Current estimates suggest that approximately 0.1-0.2% of healthy and 0.5-2% of sick dogs and cats die of an anaesthetic-related death. This is substantially greater than the risk of mortality reported in human anaesthesia. Recent work has identified the post-operative period as the highest risk period and has documented a number of risk factors for mortality. Knowledge of factors associated with anaesthetic-related death and high risk peri-operative periods could aid patient management and reduce complications. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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