Handbook of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Techniques

Handbook of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia TechniquesBy Phillip Lerche, Turi Aarnes, Gwen Covey-Crump and Fernando Martinez Taboada

Handbook of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Techniques PDF is a concise visual guide to the major techniques of regional anesthesia and analgesia for small animal practitioners, with complete coverage of the relevant physics, physiology, and pharmacology.

  • Provides straightforward advice and easy-to-implement strategies for general veterinary practitioners without specialist training who want to incorporate regional anesthesia into their practice
  • Features an accessible design with plenty of diagrams and photos and a convenient and robust spiral-bound format that lays flat for use during procedures
  • Broken into sections which explain techniques by limb or body part and by species
  • Details important anatomy (nerves, bones, and vessels), as well as possible side effects and complications
Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Reasons to provide regional anesthesia

Equipment

Complications and contraindications

Species differences and considerations

Safe practice

References

Further reading

2 Cutaneous Innervation Index

Cutaneous innervation index

Canine dermatomes

3 Infiltration Blocks

Infiltration for mass removal

Block of the surgical incision

Intercostal blocks

Interpleural block (also known as intrapleural or pleural)

Intraperitoneal block

References

4 Blocks of the Head

Retrobulbar

Maxillary

Infraorbital

Mandibular (or inferior alveolar)

Mental (or middle mental)

Auriculotemporal and great auricular

References

5 Regional Anesthetic Blocks of the Limbs

Thoracic limb regional anesthetic blocks

Pelvic limb

References

6 Epidurals and Spinals

Lumbosacral epidural and spinal in dogs

Lumbosacral epidural in cats

Caudal epidural in dogs and cats

References

7 Emergency Procedures

Complications associated with local anesthetic techniques

Complications associated with local anesthetic drugs

References

Further reading

Index

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