Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 341-344 , June 2008

Comparison of Caudal Epidural Anesthesia with Lidocaine-distilled Water and Lidocaine-MgSO4 Mixture in Horses

  • Amin Bigham Sadegh, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahre-kord University, Share-kord, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Amin Bigham Sadegh, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 115, Shahreh-kord University, Shahreh-kord, Iran.
    • ,
  • Zahra Shafiei, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

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PII: S0737-0806(08)00164-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2008.04.011

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 341-344 , June 2008

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