TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of equine surfactant and positive pressure ventilation to treat a premature alpaca cria with severe hypoventilation and hypercapnia
AU - Tinkler, Stacy H.
AU - Mathews, Lindsey A.
AU - Firshman, Anna M.
AU - Quandt, Jane E.
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - A 5-hour-old, premature alpaca cria was presented with failure to nurse, weakness, hypoglycemia, hypercapnia, and respiratory distress. The cria was treated with 3 doses of fresh, crude equine surfactant, positive pressure ventilation, and supplemental intranasal oxygen. Recovery to discharge was uneventful, and the cria regained apparently normal respiratory function. Three years after hospital discharge, the alpaca was a healthy adult.
AB - A 5-hour-old, premature alpaca cria was presented with failure to nurse, weakness, hypoglycemia, hypercapnia, and respiratory distress. The cria was treated with 3 doses of fresh, crude equine surfactant, positive pressure ventilation, and supplemental intranasal oxygen. Recovery to discharge was uneventful, and the cria regained apparently normal respiratory function. Three years after hospital discharge, the alpaca was a healthy adult.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 25829556
AN - SCOPUS:84930175591
SN - 0008-5286
VL - 56
SP - 370
EP - 374
JO - Canadian Veterinary Journal
JF - Canadian Veterinary Journal
IS - 4
ER -