A survey of dog and cat anaesthesia in a sample of veterinary practices in New Zealand
| Autor: | K Lewis, K Barker, Hiroki Sano, P Giordano, V P Walsh, J.P. Chambers, T.F. Odom |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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040301 veterinary sciences
Cat Diseases Veterinarians 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Dogs 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology Surveys and Questionnaires Animals Humans Medicine Anesthesia Dog Diseases Physical Examination Anesthetics Monitoring Physiologic Postoperative Care General Veterinary business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Drug Utilization Cats business New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 66:85-92 |
| ISSN: | 1176-0710 0048-0169 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00480169.2017.1413959 |
| Popis: | AIMS: To survey current anaesthesia practices for dogs and cats in small and mixed animal practices in New Zealand in order to improve anaesthesia education. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to 440 small and mixed animal practices, including questions regarding the type of practice, preanaesthetic examination, anaesthetic drugs and management, anaesthetic machines, monitoring and topics of interest for continuing professional development. RESULTS: Responses were obtained from 113/440 (26%) practices, with 78 (69%) respondents from small and 35 (31%) from mixed animal practices. A preanaesthetic physical examination was carried out by >95% of respondents and premedication was usually given to dogs (112/113; 99%) and cats (95/113; 85%). Acepromazine was the preferred sedative for dogs and cats, with morphine or buprenorphine. Propofol and alfaxalone were the preferred induction agents, and isoflurane was preferred for maintenance in both dogs and cats. A venous catheter was usually placed for anaesthesia in dogs (59/113; 52%), but less so in cats (39/113; 35%). Perioperative fluid was administered at 10 mL/kg/hour by 62/110 (56%) respondents. Intubation was usually used for anaesthesia in dogs (111/112; 99%), and cats (87/112; 78%). Almost 40% of respondents usually administered supplementary oxygen if patients were not intubated. Local analgesia was used by 69/111 (88%) respondents sometimes or always if applicable. Morphine or buprenorphine, and meloxicam were common choices for post-operative analgesia after neuter surgery in dogs and cats. A semiclosed (non-rebreathing) system was used in animals weighing |
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