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Indirect blood pressure monitoring in small mammals

Lab Animal volume 39, pages 305–306 (2010)Cite this article

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Direct blood pressure monitoring is the most accurate cardiovascular monitoring technique, but it is challenging in small mammals, as well as time-consuming and costly. Therefore, indirect blood pressure monitoring is most commonly used in clinic and laboratory settings. This column discusses indirect blood pressure monitoring in small mammals.

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Figure 1: Equipment needed for measuring indirect blood pressure.
Figure 2: Obtaining an indirect blood pressure measurement over the lateral saphenous vein in a rabbit under anesthesia.
Figure 3: Obtaining an indirect blood pressure measurement from a ferret.

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DeCubellis, J. Indirect blood pressure monitoring in small mammals. Lab Anim 39, 305–306 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban1010-305

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