Anesthesia of the Intensive-Care Patient

[Guillermo Rodriguez]

Anesthesia of the Intensive-Care Patient Equine


By :Janyce Cornick-Seahorn
Pages: 199-211 (4 Pages)
Publisher: --
Language: English
Edition: Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice
Year:2003
Volume:2
Issue:2
ISSN:1534-7516

Abstract!
Mortality rates for healthy horses undergoing general anesthesia
for routine procedures have been reported to range from 0.6% to
1.8%; these numbers increase as high as 5% when systemically
ill horses are included in calculations. Anesthesia of intensivecare
equine patients should first include critical assessment of
the need for versus risk of anesthetic intervention. When general
anesthesia cannot be avoided, the following measures should be
considered and addressed throughout the perianesthetic period:
preanesthetic assessment and cardiopulmonary stabilization,
perianesthetic oxygen supplementation and ventilatory support,
vigilant monitoring of the cardiopulmonary system, supportive
therapy (ie, inotropic agents, fluids) to promote adequate cardiac
output, use of perioperative adjunct systemic and/or regional
agents to reduce inhalant requirements, close observation and
assistance during recovery, and postoperative analgesia.

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