Sedation levels in dogs: a validation study

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess validation evidence for a sedation scale for dogs. We hypothesized that the chosen sedation scale would be unreliable when used by different raters and show poor discrimination between sedation protocols. A sedation scale (range 0–21) was used...

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Main Authors: Marika C. Wagner, Kent G. Hecker, Daniel S. J. Pang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1027-2