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Decreasing Anesthesia Anxiety
In this article, Dr. Carolyn McKune discusses the stress that anesthesia can impose on both veterinarians and pet owners. Did you know...
Feb 24, 20224 min read
I got a capnograph - now what?
When I graduated from veterinary school, lo these many years ago, safety in anesthesia was maximized by choosing only healthy patients...
Dec 3, 20213 min read
Communicating Anesthetic Risk to Clients
This post is written by Dr. Erik Hofmeister, a board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist currently providing, promoting, and teaching...
Sep 16, 20215 min read
HOT CATS: WHAT DO WE KNOW?
In this article, Lysa Pam Posner DVM DACVAA addresses the issue of perianesthetic hyperthermia in cats, including: why do some cats...
Aug 15, 20216 min read
Dexmedetomidine in Detail
Annatasha Bartel DVM DACVAA Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha-2 agonist, often used in veterinary medicine for its excellent...
Jul 28, 20214 min read
The Endothelial Glycocalyx:
What is it and why should I care? All cell membranes are coated with a slimy polysaccharide matrix termed the glycocalyx (glyco = “sweet”...
Jul 2, 20214 min read
Call for 2021 NAVAS Nominations
NAVAS provides an excellent opportunity to get involved in the Anesthesia & Analgesia community!
Jun 16, 20211 min read
Fluid Therapy during Veterinary Anesthesia: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
There has been a lot of discussion in the past 10 years about how much fluid to deliver to a patient during general anesthesia and, even...
May 11, 20215 min read
Is Maropitant Analgesic?
In a word, meh. Maropitant is a neurokinin 1 (NK1) antagonist and this class of drugs was heavily investigated in the late 90s/early...
Feb 23, 20215 min read
Calculating Infusions of Analgesic and Anesthetic Drugs
Your patient, Scruffy, is suspected to have pancreatitis. In addition to fluid resuscitation, you want to start her on analgesics as she...
Jan 20, 20215 min read
Opioids in Veterinary Anesthesia
Opioids have been used for thousands of years and they continue to be foundational for surgical and traumatic pain management. The last...
Dec 18, 20204 min read
Anesthesia-associated Hyperkalemia
Stacey Jones is a small animal veterinarian in Colorado and was a principal investigator in the publication of a case series documenting...
Nov 17, 20205 min read
Combined NAVAS/AVTAA/ACVAA Meeting and Awards
Saturday, September 26, 2020 (All times Eastern) 1:30-2:00 NAVAS Business meeting 2:00-2:30 AVTAA Presentation Exam Process Presentation...
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Anesthesia Drug Shortages
Shortages of sedatives, analgesics, and anesthetic agents happen with uncomfortable frequency and the COVID-19 pandemic is putting great...
Apr 28, 20205 min read
7 things to know about buprenorphine
Buprenorphine is a familar partial mu agonist opioid that is useful for acute pain management in veterinary patients. But it has an...
Jan 25, 20205 min read
Should I Be Using Alfaxalone?
The short answer is: Maybe. Whenever anyone wants advice on changing up their anesthesia drug protocols, one of the first questions I ask...
Dec 14, 20194 min read
Peribulbar Anesthesia In Depth
In this post, Yael Shilo-Benjamini DVM, DACVAA discusses the technique of providing peribulbar anesthesia, an alternative to retrobulbar...
Nov 17, 20194 min read
Anesthetic Management of the Dog with Mitral Valve Disease
Meet ChillyDog, a 14-year-old male neutered Chihuahua with advanced dental disease, a chronic cough, and a 4/6 left apical systolic heart...
Nov 3, 20195 min read
A Quick Guide to Hypotension During Anesthesia
Anesthesia is risky because it upsets physiologic homeostasis. If that cat spay only takes 10 minutes, a healthy animal is likely to...
Oct 18, 20193 min read
Mixing local anesthetics - yay or nay?
Dr. Erik Hofmeister, Professor of Anesthesia at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Deputy Editor for Veterinary...
Sep 27, 20194 min read
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