Anaesthesia and analgesia

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Anaesthesia and analgesia

Articles and information covering anaesthesia, sedation and pain relief in companion animals.

Companion animal analgesia – overview of latest thinking

Karen Walsh outlines the pharmacological options that can be used for different conditions in these pets.

40 mins
Update on total and partial IV anaesthesia

Anne-Sophie Van Wijnsberghe and Carl Bradbrook discuss the benefits, disadvantages and application of these two anaesthetic techniques in canine and feline patients, along with the drugs used to implement them.

43 mins
Perioperative pet protocols – patient care during this period

Emma Gerrard discusses considerations vet nurses should be aware of when caring for pets during this period, including medicines, equipment, pain management, infection control and hygiene isolation protocols, as well as owner advice.

54 mins
Prepare for panic: the guide to anaesthesia preparation

Georgina Sharman describes the steps veterinary teams can take – both as a practice and as professionals – to reduce risk, as well as how to get ready for basic and more advanced cases…

When avoiding anaesthesia becomes a welfare issue

Matt Gurney discusses why vet surgeons should think carefully before cancelling a procedure due to concerns about anaesthesia.

25 mins
Anaesthesia and analgesia for patients with cancer

Collette Dempsey and Miguel Martinez argue for the consideration of these processes when treating cancer in pets.

31 mins
Before I go to sleep – patient considerations pre-anaesthesia

Sarah Little outlines handling, behavioural and environmental aspects in animals pre-medication.

30 mins
Overall updates on sedation and anaesthesia in small animals

Anne-Sophie Van Wijnsberghe and Matt Gurney outline the protocols of sedation and anaesthesia in small animals and emphasise the need for individual patient approaches to ensure safe procedures.

32 mins
Companion animal anaesthesia: interfascial plane blocks update

Diego Rodrigo Mocholi details the various types of block available and their use in canine, feline and equine veterinary medicine.

77 mins
Managing anaesthesia – a veterinary nurse’s role throughout

Georgina Sharman looks at the use of this in practice and how vet nurses can assist.

31 mins
Companion animal analgesia: updates and innovations

Diego Rodrigo Mocholi discusses three types of therapy that will be of importance in the near future.

40 mins
An enhancement to the traditional time capnogram

Keith Simpson describes the development of a colour coding system that means gas direction can be monitored on traces.

30 mins
Management of the airway in companion animal anaesthesia

Nuria Quesada Vicent reviews the importance of this process, as well as the equipment options and their features, and main differences

60 mins
Analgesia advances: latest thinking and innovations

Karen Walsh discusses early recognition of this issue, as well as developments in medications and additional management options.

54 mins
Cardiology anaesthesia: updates in small animal patients

Lou Northway walks readers through the stages of, and considerations around, anaesthetising cats and dogs with cardiac conditions.

30 mins
Atypical recording tools for monitoring anaesthesia

Diego Rodrigo Mocholi discusses neurological, cardiovascular and respiratory system tools that can improve the quality of this process.

58 mins
Capnography – a refresher

Becky Robinson provides an overview of this monitoring tool to equip users with the knowledge to understand its output and maximise its potential use in practice.

18 mins
Anaesthesia – an RVN’s pivotal role

Louise Northway reinforces the scale of anaesthetic role veterinary nurses play, as well as possibilities for further training and advanced physiological parameters that can be monitored.

41 mins
Heart disease patients: anaesthetic care and monitoring

Helen Benney details considerations around performing the vital perianaesthetic role required for patients with cardiovascular disease.

40 mins
Anaesthesia in asthmatic feline patients

Robyn Thomson and Derek Flaherty guide readers through the stages and considerations for anaesthetising cats diagnosed with asthma.

54 mins