Open AccessA simple technique for endotracheal intubation in rabbits
Author(s) -
T E Fick,
Solko W. Schalm
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
laboratory animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1758-1117
pISSN - 0023-6772
DOI - 10.1258/002367787781268837
Subject(s) - laryngoscopes , endotracheal intubation , medicine , intubation , anesthesia , controlled ventilation , ventilation (architecture) , surgery , tracheal intubation , mechanical engineering , engineering
A technique for endotracheal intubation in rabbits, which eliminates the need for tracheostomies, special devices, laryngoscopes and guide wires, is described. Inhalation anaesthesia with controlled ventilation for major surgical procedures in rabbits is easier to perform than previous reports in the literature suggest.