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Informationen zum Autor The editors Paulo Steagall, MV, MS, PhD, DACVAA, is an associate professor of veterinary anesthesia and analgesia at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sheilah Robertson, BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, CVA, DACAW, Dip ECAWBM, is the chief medical officer for Lap of Love Inc, a large network of veterinarians offering home-based hospice and euthanasia. Polly Taylor, MA, VetMB, PhD, DVA, DipECVAA, MRCA, FRCVS, is a European and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons specialist in veterinary anesthesia working as an independent consultant in veterinary anesthesia. Klappentext The definitive and practical guide to feline anesthesia and pain managementFeline Anesthesia and Pain Management is a practical and authoritative guide to the most current techniques for anesthesia and pain management of the cat. Designed to provide practical information for veterinarians and technicians, the book takes a user-friendly, clinically oriented approach. It presents easy-to-follow descriptions of anesthetic and analgesic techniques, taking into consideration the unique challenges and needs of cats.The text reviews general considerations for anesthesia and addresses the special anatomical, physiological, and pharmacological characteristics of the cat. Chapters cover handling, sedation and premedication, anesthetic techniques, drugs, protocols, anesthetic equipment, monitoring, fluid therapy, morbidity and mortality, complications, and management of specific conditions. The book also provides an overview of the physiology of pain and explores the recognition, assessment, and treatment of acute and chronic pain. Accessible and practical, Feline Anesthesia and Pain Management:* Offers detailed practical information on anesthesia and pain management tailored to the unique needs of cats* Includes a team of world-renowned authors who are experts in veterinary anesthesia and analgesia* Uses a quick reference format that makes the information easy to find and follow* Presents full color images to illustrate conceptsFeline Anesthesia and Pain Management is the definitive resource for clinically relevant anesthesia and pain management information targeted for cats. It is an essential patient-side reference for small animal veterinarians, trainees and technicians. Zusammenfassung Feline Anesthesia and Pain Management offers a definitive and practical guide to feline anesthesia and pain management. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xvii Contributors xix 1 Handling, Restraint, and Preanesthetic Assessment 1 Graeme Doodnaught and Paulo Steagall Introduction 1 Handling and Restraint 2 Preanesthetic Assessment 10 Risk Factors, Morbidity, and Mortality 12 Further Reading 14 2 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology 17 Bradley Simon and Paulo Steagall Introduction 17 Cardiovascular System 17 Respiratory System 22 Nervous System 25 Urinary System 27 Hepatic System 30 Endocrine System 31 Gastrointestinal System 32 Further Reading 33 3 Sedation and Premedication 35 Paulo Steagall Introduction 35 Drugs used for Sedation in Cats 36 Acepromazine 36 Benzodiazepines 39 Agonists of ¿ 2 -Adrenergic Receptors 40 Anticholinergics 43 Opioids 44 Ketamine and Alfaxalone 45 Trazodone 45 Other Drugs 45 Further Reading 46 4 Injectable Anesthetics and Induction of Anesthesia 49 Paulo Steagall Introduction 49 General Considerations for Induction of Anesthesia 50 Drugs used for Induction of Anesthesia 51 Propofol 51 Alfaxalone 54 Dissociative Anesthetics (Ketamine and Tiletamine) 55 Barbiturates 57 Etomidate 59 Fentany...
List of contents
Preface
PART I
1. Chapter 1 - Handling, restraint and pre-anesthetic assessment
2. Chapter 2 - Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology
3. Chapter 3 - Sedation and Premedication
4. Chapter 4 - Injectable Anesthetics and Induction of Anesthesia
5. Chapter 5 - Local anesthetics and loco-regional techniques
6. Chapter 6 - Inhalation and Balanced Anesthesia
7. Chapter 7 - Monitoring
8. Chapter 8 - Fluid therapy
9. Chapter 9 - Anesthetic management of special conditions
10. Chapter 10 - Anesthetic complications
PART II
11. Chapter 11 - Mechanisms of pain
12. Chapter 12 - Assessment and Recognition of Acute Pain
13. Chapter 13 - Treatment of acute (adaptive) pain
14. Chapter 14 - Assessment and recognition of chronic (maladaptive) pain
15. Chapter 15 - Treatment of chronic (maladaptive) pain
