ANESTHESIOLOGY

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2012/2013

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Disciplinary Sector:

Clinical Veterinary Surgery

Is part of:

SURGICAL CLINIC

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

COLUMBANO Nicolò

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of anatomy and physipathology of the respiratory, cardiocirculatory and nervous systems. Also required knowledge of pharmacology and toxicology.

AF code:

40000214

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge in the veterinary anesthesiology. The informations will be useful for safely conduction of the anesthesia in different animal species. Through the application of different anesthesia techniques in different clinical cases, the student will acquire the skills to be able to perform independently.

Contents

Premedication. Anticholinergics, sedatives and tranquilizers. Pain and analgesia, opioid and non-opioid analgesics. The induction and anesthetic agents most suitable. Inhalant agents. The spontaneous breathing and artificial ventilation. Breathing circuits: open, semi-open, semi-closed and closed. Capnography; pulse oximetry; systemic blood pressure. Complications and emergencies: hypothermia, apnea, tachypnea, arrhythmias and cardiac resuscitation techniques. Euthanasia. Blood gas analysis. Local anesthesia: topical, infiltration, regional and conduction, paravertebral, epidural and subarachnoidal. Neuromuscular blocking agents. Anesthesia protocols for pet animals. Anesthesia protocols for livestock.

Recommended Bibliography

- Bufalari A., Lachin A.: Anestesia Cane, gatto e animali non convenzionali. Ed Elsevier, 2012.
- Seymour C., Gleed R.: Anestesia ed analgesia. Cane, gatto, animali esotici. UTET, 2003.
- Lumb & Jones’: Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. 6th edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2016.
- Muir-Hubbell: Equine Anesthesia. Monitoring and emergency therapy. 2nd ed., Elsevier, 2009.
- Taylor P.M.: Handbook of equine anaesthesia. 2nd ed., Elsevier, 2006.
-Doherty & Valverde: Manual of Equine Anesthesia & Analgesia
The slides and other materials used for lectures is made available to the students on the online moodle platform.

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