Veterinary Anaesthesia Principles to Practice

Thorough revision of a comprehensive and highly readable textbook on veterinary anaesthesia

A popular book amongst veterinary students and veterinary anaesthesia residents, the new edition of Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice continues to be a comprehensive textbook covering the key principles of veterinary anaesthesia, encompassing a wide range of species.                                                                                                                   

Fully revised, the information is summarised in a simple, accessible format to help readers navigate and locate relevant information quickly. Filled with technical and species-based chapters, it offers a quick reference guide to analgesic infusions, as well as emergency drug dose charts for canines, felines, and equines.

• Provides broad coverage of the basics of veterinary anaesthesia and how it is implemented in clinical practice
• Includes new information on mechanisms of general anaesthesia
• Features new and improved photographs and line illustrations, plus end of chapter questions to test your knowledge
• Covers veterinary anaesthesia for a wide range of species, including dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, donkeys, and pigs
• Expands example case material to increase relevance to day-to-day clinical practice

Updated to contain the latest developments in the field, Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice is designed specifically for veterinary students and those preparing to take advanced qualifications in veterinary anaesthesia. It is also a useful reference for veterinarians in practice and advanced veterinary nurses and technicians.

Alex Dugdale, MA, VetMB, PhD, DVA, Dip.ECVAA, PGCert (LTHE), FHEA, MRCVS, joined ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists CVS (UK) Ltd. as a Clinical Anaesthetist in 2016, after 17 years’ teaching veterinary anaesthesia at the University of Liverpool’s Veterinary School, UK. She is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Georgina Beaumont, BVSc (Hons), MANZCVSc (VA&CC), Dip.ECVAA, MRCVS, joined Manchester Veterinary Specialists CVS (UK) Ltd. in 2017 as a Clinical Anaesthetist. She is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Carl Bradbrook, BVSc, CertVA, Dip.ECVAA, MRCVS, joined Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in 2018. He is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Matthew Gurney, BVSc, CertVA, Dip.ECVAA, MRCVS, joined Northwest Surgeons in early 2009, and moved to Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in 2018. He is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Acknowledgement

Chapter 1 Concepts

Chapter 2 Patient safety

Chapter 3 Pain

Chapter 4 Sedation/premedication (focus on small animals)

Chapter 5 Injectable anaesthetic agents

Chapter 6 Analgesic infusions

Chapter 7 Intravascular access

Chapter 8 Inhalation anaesthetic agents

Chapter 9 Anaesthetic breathing systems and airway devices

Chapter 10 Anaesthetic machines

Chapter 11 Anaesthetic machine checks

Chapter 12 Local anaesthetics

Chapter 13 Local anaesthetic techniques – small animals; heads

Chapter 14 Local anaesthetic techniques – small animals; legs

Chapter 15 Local anaesthetic techniques – small animals; miscellaneous

Chapter 16 Local anaesthetic techniques – horses

Chapter 17 Muscle relaxants

Chapter 18 Monitoring

Chapter 19 Intra-operative troubleshooting

Chapter 20 Hypothermia

Chapter 21 Blood gases

Chapter 22 Lactate

Chapter 23 Fluid therapy

Chapter 24 Electrolytes

Chapter 25 Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system

Chapter 26 Shock

Chapter 27 Gastric dilation/volvulus

Chapter 28 Equine sedation/premedication

Chapter 29 Equine heart murmurs

Chapter 30 Equine anaesthesia

Chapter 31 Equine field anaesthesia

Chapter 32 Donkeys

Chapter 33 Ruminants

Chapter 34 Lamoids/camelids

Chapter 35 Pigs

Chapter 36 Rabbits

Chapter 37 Neonates

Chapter 38 Geriatrics

Chapter 39 Pregnancy & C-sections

Chapter 40 Obesity

Chapter 41 Dental/oral

Chapter 42 Ocular

Chapter 43 Orthopaedic

Chapter 44 Renal considerations

Chapter 45 Hepatic considerations

Chapter 46 Endocrine considerations

Chapter 47 Background to Neuroanaesthesia

Chapter 48 Cardiac considerations

Chapter 49 Respiratory considerations

Chapter 50 Respiratory emergencies

Chapter 51 Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation

Appendices

1 Canine emergency drug doses

2 Feline emergency drug doses

3 Equine emergency drug doses

Answers to self-test questions Answers

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