Comparison of CPAP and oxygen therapy for treatment of postoperative hypoxaemia in dogs.

M StabileL LacitignolaM R PiemonteseC Di BellaC AcquafreddaS GrassoA M CrovaceI A Gomez de SeguraFrancesco Staffieri

Published in: The Journal of small animal practice (2021)

In dogs recovering from general anaesthesia with pulmonary gas exchange impairment, normoxaemia is restored more effectively and rapidly by using continuous positive airway pressure than by oxygen therapy.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
sleep apnea
pulmonary hypertension
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
combination therapy