The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
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Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. · May 2000
ReviewAnesthesia for the emergency small animal patient.
Anesthesia for the debilitated or emergency patient requires a thorough knowledge of the pharmacologic and physiologic effects of the anesthetic agents available. Preoperative evaluation and preparation of the patient, intraoperative monitoring and prompt attention to potential crises, and postoperative monitoring and pain management are all critical to the success of dealing with these cases. Special attention is devoted to cases with cardiovascular, respiratory, or neurologic instability.
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Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. · May 2000
ReviewSurgical emergencies of the respiratory system.
Management of the patient in respiratory distress requires an efficient and accurate diagnostic and therapeutic strategy. This article describes the approach to patients with respiratory compromise, including the indications and techniques for performing emergency surgical procedures. The clinical features of upper airway obstruction, thoracic wall trauma, and pleural space disease are discussed.
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Establishing and maintaining vascular access is often vital to the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of the small animal emergency surgical patient. Vascular access may be used for the delivery of crystalloids, colloids, blood components, medications, and anesthetic or sedative agents. ⋯ The small animal emergency and critical care veterinarian should have a thorough knowledge of vascular access techniques, including peripheral and central venous catheterization, intraosseous, and arterial access. Competence in percutaneous, percutaneous facilitative, and surgical cutdown approaches should ensure that vascular access can always be established in the critically ill patient.