Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
 December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
Dissociative anesthetics include phencyclidine, ketamine, and tiletamine. The term dissociative evolved from their use in humans who reported a feeling of being dissociated from their body and environment after being administered ketamine.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
Intravenous anesthetic drugs and intravenous anesthetic techniques are generally administered for shorter-duration surgical procedures or for induction to inhalant anesthesia. The ideal intravenous anesthetic drug or drug combination should provide safe and effective anesthesia without side effects.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Complications associated with use of local and regional anesthesia may be related to the drug administered, poor preparation of the patient, poor equipment, and poor technique.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
At least four techniques for inducing anesthesia of the paralumbar fossa and abdominal wall in the standing horse have been described: (1) infiltration anesthesia, (2) paravertebral thoracolumbar anesthesia, (3) segmental dorsolumbar epidural anesthesia, and (4) thoracolumbar subarachnoid anesthesia.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Vasopressors are combined with local anesthetics to produce local vasoconstriction, thereby providing local hemostasis and delaying the absorption of the local anesthetic.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Castration is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in general equine practice. Regional anesthesia for castration may be accomplished by injecting local anesthetic drug into the spermatic cord or testis of horses in a standing or laterally recumbent position.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
The analgesic technique used varies with each procedure and personal preference.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Local anesthetic drugs diffuse through the nerve cell membrane, enter sodium channels, and inhibit the influx of sodium ions, thereby interrupting nerve conduction.
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