• A fully updated new edition of this practical guide to managing anesthesia in horses and other equids, providing updated and expanded information in a concise, easy-to-read format 

    Manual of Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia provides practitioners and veterinary students with concise, highly practical guidance to anesthetizing horses, donkeys, and mules. Using a bulleted quick-reference format, this popular resource covers the basic physiological and pharmacological principles of anesthesia, patient preparation and monitoring, and the management of sedation and anesthesia. Chapters written by leading veterinary anesthesiologists contain numerous clinical images and illustrations, case examples, tables, diagrams, and boxed summaries of important points. 

    Now in full color, the second edition features extensively revised and updated information throughout. New sections cover chronic pain, management of horses undergoing MRI, ventilators, nerve blocks for reproductive surgery, muscle relaxants, various new drugs, paravertebral anesthesia, treatment of pain using acupuncture and physical rehabilitation techniques, and more. Up-to-date appendices contain drug lists and dosages as well as equations related to equine cardiovascular and respiratory systems. This concise, easy-to-follow guide: 

    • Provides practical, clinically oriented information on anesthetizing equids  
    • Uses a bulleted format designed for fast access of key information 
    • Offers step-by-step instructions and diagrams of nerve blocks of the limbs, head, and ophthalmic structures  
    • Includes new coverage of topics including regulation of extracellular fluid and blood pressure, acid-base disorders, and hemodynamic effects of autonomic drugs 

    Manual of Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition, remains a must-have resource for all equine practitioners and veterinary students involved with anesthetizing horses. 

  • Chapter 1 Preoperative Evaluation

    The risk of equine anesthesia

    Tanya Duke-Novakovski

    Patient preparation

    Tanya Duke-Novakovski

    Chapter 2 Serum Chemistry and Hematology

    Carla Sommardahl

    Chapter 3 The Cardiovascular System

    Physiology of the cardiovascular system

    Tamara Grubb

    Evaluation of the cardiovascular system

    Daniel G. Kenney

    Chapter 4 The Respiratory System

    Anatomy of the respiratory system

    Robert Reed

    Physiology of the respiratory system

    Carolyn Kerr

    Evaluation of the respiratory system

    Tom Doherty

    Airway management

    Tom Doherty

    Tracheostomy

    Tanner Snowden, Jim Schumacher

    Chapter 5 The renal system

    Natalie S. Chow

    Chapter 6 Neurophysiology and Neuroanesthesia

    Tanya Duke-Novakovski

    Chapter 7 The autonomic nervous system

    Christine Egger

    Chapter 8 Electrolyte and Fluid therapy

    Electrolytes

    Rachel A. Reed

    Fluid therapy

    Christopher K. Smith

    Chapter 9 Acid-base Physiology

    Traditional approach

    Alex Valverde, Tom Doherty

    Physicochemical approach

    Diego Gomez, Alex Valverde

    Chapter 10 Hemostasis and hemotherapy

    Hemostasis

    Kira L. Epstein

    Hemotherapy

    Kira L. Epstein

    Chapter 11 Thermoregulation

    Chiara E. Hampton

    Chapter 12 Pharmacology of drugs used in equine anesthesia

    Phenothiazines

    Butyrophenones

    Alpha2 adrenergic agonists

    Opioids

    Tramadol

    Trazadone

    Benzodiazepines

    Guaifenesin

    Ketamine

    Tiletamine and zolazepam (TZ)

    Alfaxalone

    Propofol

    Barbiturates

    Alicia Skelding

    Intravenous lidocaine

    Patricia Queiroz-Williams

    Horse related drug regulations in Europe

    Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Simone K Ringer

    Chapter 13 Inhalational anesthetics

    Rachel A. Reed

    Chapter 14 Local anesthetics

    Catherine M. Creighton, Leigh Lamont

    Chapter 15 Neuromuscular blocking agents in horses

    Manuel Martin-Flores, Daniel M. Sakai

    Chapter 16 Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Corticosteroids

    Stephanie Kleine

    Chapter 17 Anesthetic machines and equipment

    Rachel A. Reed

    Chapter 18 Positioning the anesthetized horse

    Hui Chu Lin

    Chapter 19 Monitoring

    Monitoring the central nervous system

    Joanna C. Murrell

    Cardiovascular monitoring

    Alanna N. Johnson

    Respiratory monitoring

    Alanna N. Johnson

    Anesthetic agent monitoring

    Alanna N. Johnson

    Monitoring temperature

    Chiara E Hampton

    Monitoring neuromuscular function

    Manuel Martin-Flores, Daniel M Sakai

    Chapter 20 Standing sedation

    Catherine M. Creighton

    Chapter 21 General anesthesia techniques

    Inhalational anesthesia

    Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA)

    Partial intravenous anesthesia (PIVA)

    Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Simone K. Ringer

    Chapter 22 Anesthesia of the head and neck

    Anesthesia of the head

    Jim Schumacher, John Schumacher, Ray Wilhite

    Maxillary nerve block in donkeys

    Usama Hagag

    Cervical plexus block

    Luis Campoy

    Chapter 23 Local anesthesia of the eye

    Daniel S. Ward

    Chapter 24 Anesthesia of the Limbs

    Jim Schumacher, John Schumacher, Ray Wilhite

    Chapter 25 Anesthesia of the perineum and testicle

    Pudendal nerve block – Electrostimulation technique

    Kirsty Gallacher, Luiz Santos

    Pudendal nerve block – blind approach

    Jim Schumacher

    Local anesthesia for castration

    Phillip D. Jones

    Chapter 26 Anesthesia of the abdominal wall

    Thoracolumbar paravertebral block (TPVB) - Electrostimulation technique

    Luiz Santos, Kirsty Gallacher

    Paravertebral nerve block – Blind technique

    Alex Valverde

    Transversus abdominis plane block

    Alex Valverde, Flavio Freitag

    Caudal intercostal block for abdominal surgery (CIBAS)

    Benjamin Gingold

    Chapter 27 - Epidural analgesia and anesthesia

    Alex Valverde

    Chapter 28 Pathophysiology of pain

    Rachel A. Reed

    Chapter 29 Pain recognition in horses

    Karina B. Gleerup, Casper Lindegaard, Pia Haubro Andersen

    Chapter 30 Management of Pain

    The pharmacologic approach to pain management

    Rachel A. Reed

    Rehabilitation modalities for acute and chronic pain in horses

    Tena L. Ursini

    Equine acupuncture

    Neal Valk

    Chapter 31 Anesthesia of foals

    Tom Doherty, Alex Valverde

    Chapter 32 Anesthesia of horses with intestinal emergencies (colic)

    Tom Doherty

    Chapter 33 Anesthesia of the geriatric horse

    Reza M. Seddighi

    Chapter 34 Anesthesia and pregnancy

    Lydia Donaldson

    Chapter 35 Anesthesia for equine imaging

    Carrie A. Davis

    Chapter 36 Anesthesia of Donkeys and Mules

    Anatomical, physiological, and behavioral differences

    Suzanne L. Burnham

    Sedation and Anesthesia of Donkeys and Mules

    Tom Doherty

    Donkey pain assessment scales

    Machteld van Dierendonck , Thijs van Loon

    Chapter 37 Remote capture of equids

    Nigel Caulkett

    Chapter 38 Complications

    Intraoperative hypotension

    Christopher K. Smith, Tom Doherty

    Intraoperative hypertension

    Tom Doherty

    Hypoxia and Hypoxemia

    Rachel A. Reed

    Hypercarbia

    Tom Doherty

    Pulmonary edema as a consequence of airway obstruction

    Tom Doherty

    Endotoxemia

    Tom Doherty

    Postanesthetic myopathy

    Krista B. Mitchell

    Neuropathy

    Rachel A. Reed

    Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP)

    Alanna Johnson, Rachel A. Reed

    Malignant hyperthermia

    Alanna Johnson, Rachel A. Reed

    Delayed awakening and recovery

    Tom Doherty

    Paraphimosis and Priaprism

    Meggan Graves, Jim Schumacher

    Anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions

    Rachel A. Reed

    Intra-carotid and perivascular injections

    Rachel A. Reed

    Equine cardiopulmonary resuscitation

    Genevieve Bussieres

    Chapter 39 Recovery from anesthesia

    Bernd Driessen

    Chapter 40 Euthanasia

    Ron Jones, Tom Doherty

  • Tom Doherty, MVB, MSc, Dip ACVAA, is Professor (retired) at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

    Alex Valverde, DVM, DVSc, Dip ACVAA, is Professor at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    Rachel A. Reed, DVM, DACVAA, is Clinical Associate Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, USA.

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