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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Acknowledgements xi</p> <p>About the Companion Website xiii</p> <p>1 Concepts and Mechanisms of General Anaesthesia 1</p> <p>2 Patient Safety 7</p> <p>3 Pain 19</p> <p>4 Sedation and Premedication: Small Animals 55</p> <p>5 Injectable Anaesthetic Agents 77</p> <p>6 Analgesic Infusions 95</p> <p>7 Intravascular Catheters/Cannulae: Some Considerations and Complications 99</p> <p>8 Inhalation Anaesthetic Agents 117</p> <p>9 Anaesthetic Breathing Systems and Airway Devices 139</p> <p>10 Anaesthetic Machines, Vaporisers, and Gas Cylinders 167</p> <p>11 Anaesthetic Machine Checks 187</p> <p>12 Local Anaesthetics 191</p> <p>13 Local Anaesthetic Techniques for the Head: Small Animals 205</p> <p>14 Local Anaesthetic Techniques for the Limbs: Small Animals 215</p> <p>15 Miscellaneous Local Anaesthetic Techniques: Small Animals 237</p> <p>16 Local Anaesthetic Techniques: Horses 243</p> <p>17 Muscle Relaxants 259</p> <p>18 Monitoring Animals during General Anaesthesia 279</p> <p>19 Troubleshooting Some of the Problems Encountered in Anaesthetised Patients 307</p> <p>20 Inadvertent Peri-operative Hypothermia 313</p> <p>21 Blood Gas Analysis 321</p> <p>22 Lactate 337</p> <p>23 Fluid Therapy 347</p> <p>24 Electrolytes 377</p> <p>25 Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System 393</p> <p>26 Shock, SIRS, MODS/MOF, Sepsis 401</p> <p>27 Gastric Dilation/Volvulus (GDV) 423</p> <p>28 Equine Sedation and Premedication 427</p> <p>29 Equine Heart Murmurs 443</p> <p>30 Equine Anaesthesia 445</p> <p>31 Equine Intravenous Anaesthesia in the Field and Standing Chemical Restraint 477</p> <p>32 Donkeys 481</p> <p>33 Ruminants: Local and General Anaesthesia 485</p> <p>34 Lamoids (South American Camelids) 519</p> <p>35 Pigs: Sedation and Anaesthesia 529</p> <p>36 Rabbit Anaesthesia 541</p> <p>37 Neonates/Paediatrics 547</p> <p>38 Senescent/Geriatric Patients 551</p> <p>39 Pregnancy and Caesarean Sections 555</p> <p>40 Obesity 561</p> <p>41 Dental and Oral Considerations 567</p> <p>42 Ocular Surgery Considerations 571</p> <p>43 Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Considerations 575</p> <p>44 Renal Considerations 579</p> <p>45 Hepatic Considerations 583</p> <p>46 Endocrine Considerations 587</p> <p>47 Background to Neuroanaesthesia for the Brain 595</p> <p>48 Cardiac Considerations 603</p> <p>49 Respiratory Considerations 607</p> <p>50 Respiratory Emergencies 611</p> <p>51 Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation (CPCR) 627</p> <p>Appendix A Canine Emergency Drug Doses 637</p> <p>Appendix B Feline Emergency Drug Doses 639</p> <p>Appendix C Equine Emergency Drug Doses 641</p> <p>Answers to Self-test Questions 643</p> <p>Index 651</p>

<p><b>Alex Dugdale</b>, 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.</p> <p><b>Georgina Beaumont</b>, 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.</p> <p><b>Carl Bradbrook</b>, 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.</p> <p><b>Matthew Gurney</b>, 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.</p>

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