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Anaesthesia for paediatric and geriatric patients
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Anaesthesia for paediatric and geriatric patients
- Authors: Clara F. Rigotti and Jacqueline C. Brearley
- From: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Anaesthesia and Analgesia
- Item: Chapter 30, pp 418 - 427
- DOI: 10.22233/9781910443231.30
- Copyright: © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Publication Date: April 2016
Abstract
This chapter discusses the anatomy and physiology of paediatric and geriatric animals, considerations for anaesthesia, anaesthetic induction and maintenance, fluid therapy, monitoring and recovery.
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Graph showing the changes of an organ’s function in relation to patient age. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Graph showing the changes of an organ’s function in relation to patient age.
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A neonatal puppy with closed eyes, a relatively large nose and the tip of a large tongue just visible. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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A neonatal puppy with closed eyes, a relatively large nose and the tip of a large tongue just visible.
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Careful positioning of the hip joints in an elderly Dalmatian. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Careful positioning of the hip joints in an elderly Dalmatian.
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Placement of an intravenous catheter in a very young and small patient can be challenging. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Placement of an intravenous catheter in a very young and small patient can be challenging.
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A 3-hour-old puppy requiring emergency umbilical hernia repair, anaesthetized with sevoflurane and N2O delivered by facemask; hydromorphone was used to provide analgesia. (Courtesy of Tanya Duke-Novakovski, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada) © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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A 3-hour-old puppy requiring emergency umbilical hernia repair, anaesthetized with sevoflurane and N2O delivered by facemask; hydromorphone was used to provide analgesia. (Courtesy of Tanya Duke-Novakovski, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
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Care should be taken to minimize mechanical dead space in small patients. Although a paediatric heat and moisture exchanger is being used in this kitten, dead space is still considerable for a small patient. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Care should be taken to minimize mechanical dead space in small patients. Although a paediatric heat and moisture exchanger is being used in this kitten, dead space is still considerable for a small patient.
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Preoxygenation of a geriatric dog before induction of anaesthesia. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Preoxygenation of a geriatric dog before induction of anaesthesia.
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An intraosseous catheter. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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An intraosseous catheter.
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Intravenous administration set for small patients, giving a high number of drops/ml. (Courtesy of Asher Allison, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK) © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Intravenous administration set for small patients, giving a high number of drops/ml. (Courtesy of Asher Allison, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK)
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A paediatric patient recovering in an incubator. © 2016 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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A paediatric patient recovering in an incubator.