BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 3rd Edition

Table of Contents:

1. The practice of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia: legal and ethical aspects
2. Pre-anaesthetic assessment and preparation
3. General principles of perioperative care
4. The anaesthetic machine and vaporizers
5. Breathing systems and ancillary equipment
6. Automatic ventilators
7. Patient monitoring and monitoring equipment
8. The physiology and pathophysiology of pain
9. Pain assessment methods
10. Pain management I: systemic analgesics
11. Pain management II: local and regional anaesthetic techniques
12. Pain management III: chronic pain
13. Pre-anaesthetic medication and sedation
14. Injectable anaesthetics
15. Inhalant anaesthetic agents
16. Neuromuscular blocking agents
17. Haemodynamic support during the anaesthetic period
18. Fluid therapy and blood transfusion
19. Ophthalmic surgery
20. Dental and oral surgery
21. Cardiovascular disease
22. Respiratory compromise
23. Intrathoracic surgery and interventions
24. Gastrointestinal, laparoscopic and liver procedures
25. Urogenital disease
26. Anaesthesia for Caesarean section and for the pregnant patient
27. Endocrine diseases
28. Neurological disease
29. Magnetic resonance imaging: safety aspects for the anaesthetist
30. Anaesthesia for paediatric and geriatric patients
31. Anaesthetic complications, accidents and emergencies