Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
 December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
Propofol is a popular intravenous anesthetic in humans, dogs, and cats. Although chemically unrelated to the ultrashort-acting hypnotic anesthetics thiopental, methohexital, and etomidate, propofol acts by a similar mechanism of action.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
The drug combination of etorphine, a potent opioid, and acepromazine, a phenothiazine tranquilizer, has been suggested as a convenient neuroleptanalgesic for use in short surgical procedures in horses.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
Centrally acting muscle relaxants (guaifenesin, diazepam, midazolam) are used frequently in conjunction with thiobarbiturates and dissociative anesthetics to enhance intravenous anesthesia in horses.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 November 1, 2008
By:Ed Kane, PhD
In 1915, Sir Frederick Hobday, a British veterinary surgeon, noted that "it is of no avail to have done any operation, however clever, if the patient succumbs to the anesthetic."
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 October 1, 2008
By:Kurt Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
Alpha 2 adrenergic agonists bind to alpha 2 receptors located in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and brainstem, modulating the release of substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and various other neurotransmitters involved in rostral transmission of nociceptive information.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Kurt Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
The emerging field of Regenerative Medicine has many definitions; however the NIH's definition, "A treatment in which stem cells are induced to differentiate into the specific cell type required to repair damaged or destroyed cell populations or tissues" provides a basis for further discussion of stem cell therapies and their role in daily practice.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Gregory Hanson, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia)
The development of an anesthesia plan is the first step towards well-managed anesthesia care for your patient.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Kurt Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
Pulse oximeters are relatively inexpensive and provide continuous information about pulse rate and hemoglobin saturation.
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