Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia

Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia is a practical reference designed for both practitioners and students, covering principles and use of anesthetic equipment and agents. This book contains information on chemical restraint, anesthetic and emergency drugs, and explains the practical use of anesthetic, monitoring, and laboratory equipment used in the practice of anesthesia. It covers all domestic species, with emphasis on small animals (dogs and cats).

Covers mechanisms of and therapy for pain.

Describes all currently available and current drugs used for chemical restraint and anesthesia.

Covers a wide variety of species, including companion animals, large animals, pocket pets, birds, and laboratory animals.

Discusses old and new monitoring equipment and techniques.

Describes the use of various types of anesthetic equipment, including mechanical ventilation and scavenging of waste anesthetic gases.

Provides recommendations for the treatment of emergency treatment of patients, including fluid therapy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Discusses euthanasia and euthanasia techniques

Chapter on acupuncture analgesia

Totally updated discussions of the latest drugs, including medetomidine, detomidine, romifidine, fentanyl, carprofen, edotolac, ketoprofen, propofol, , sevoflurane, and desflurane

Expanded chapter on shock, with totally updated content

New separate chapter enhances coverage of cardiac emergencies

Expanded coverage of anesthetic machines and breathing systems

Amplified discussions of local anesthesia techniques in all species

Expanded chapter on exotic animals, including discussions of analgesia for each species

Expanded appendixes

William W. Muir, III, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, is Chief Medical Officer at The Animal Medical Center in New York and a recently retired professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Muir is board certified in both anesthesiology and emergency and critical care. He was a distinguished professor at Ohio State for over 20 years and trained many anesthesiologists in the US and abroad. He also has written hundreds of journal articles, is the recipient of many professional awards, and is the co-author of Elsevier’s Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management (with Gaynor) and Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and Emergency Therapy (with Hubbell).

John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA, is professor of anesthesia in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Science at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a past dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State and has taught there for more than 20 years. He has been extensively involved in research, has published many journal articles, and has co-authored each previous edition of Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia; he is also the co-author (with Muir) of Elsevier’s Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and Emergency Therapy.