Anesthesia

Dentistry anesthesia concerns

Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP, FAVD, discusses why it's critical patients undergo anesthesia during dental procedures, plus how to broach the topic with clients.

3 must-reads on veterinary anesthesia

Here is a look at 3 articles designed to ensure safety while patients undergo anesthesia.

News wrap-up: This week’s veterinary headlines, plus pain management careers

Check out this week’s highlights.

Sweet dreams: Use of low-dose dexmedetomidine for perioperative management of canine insulinoma

Judicious use of dexmedetomidine can be a useful adjunct in the management of dogs undergoing surgery to remove this pancreatic tumor.

Measuring blood pressure and managing hypotension in the surgical patient

During anesthesia, trends in blood pressure must be monitored to develop a protocol and manage hypotension.

From periphery to perception: the pathway to pain

In explaining how a noxious stimulus in the periphery becomes an electrical impulse in the cerebral cortex, veterinary anesthesiologist Dr. Mike Barletta ultimately makes a case for multimodal pain management.