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العنوان
Electroacupuncture analgesia in equine surgery /
الناشر
Asmaa Elsayed Mohamed Elsherif ,
المؤلف
Asmaa Elsayed Mohamed Elsherif
تاريخ النشر
2014
عدد الصفحات
87 P. :
الفهرس
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Abstract

Electroacupuncture analgesia was used for surgery in horses and donkeys. A KWD-808I electrical stimulator was used to incrementally induce a dense, dispersed wave output at frequencies from 20 to 55 Hz, which was maintained at a frequency of 55 Hz, and to change the amplitude of the wave to the best grading number for the suggested operation in each animal. Induction of analgesia lasted for 20 - 30 minutes, and the effect of analgesia was maintained for 20 - 45 minutes depending on the type of surgery performed. The exhibited clinical signs, physical examination data, and the responses of all animals were used for evaluating the periods of analgesia. Although the majority of the cases (95%) had no response to strong surgical pain, they experienced significant increases in heart rates and respiratory rates during induction. The lack of pain, relaxed surgical procedures, reduced intraoperative bleeding, and improved healing without complications were all definite benefits of using electroacupuncture analgesia in surgery