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Chronic vascular catheterisation of the koala and the rabbit
Author(s) -
CLEVA GM,
STONE GM,
EVANS DL,
DICKENS RK
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1995.tb15329.x
Subject(s) - cannula , vascular access , rabbit (cipher) , blood collection , medicine , biology , surgery , emergency medicine , hemodialysis , statistics , mathematics
SUMMARY: Vascular access ports were surgically placed, first in rabbits maintained under laboratory conditions, and then in koalas maintained in a wildlife park. The ports remained patent for 9 months in rabbits and for up to 13 months in the koalas and were removed successfully. They allowed collection of blood samples without assistance or disturbance in koalas, and without stress as reflected by plasma cortisol concentration. The use of retention rings on the cannula tubing is recommended.