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More About This Title Handbook of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia andAnalgesia Techniques
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- Provides straightforward advice and easy-to-implement strategies for general veterinary practitioners without specialist training who want to incorporate regional anesthesia into their practice
- Features an accessible design with plenty of diagrams and photos and a convenient and robust spiral-bound format that lays flat for use during procedures
- Broken into sections which explain techniques by limb or body part and by species
- Details important anatomy (nerves, bones, and vessels), as well as possible side effects and complications
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Phillip Lerche, BVSc, PhD, CertVA, DipACVAA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University, USA.
Turi Aarnes, DVM, MS, DipACVAA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University, USA.
Gwen Covey-Crump, BVetMed, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS, is a Clinical Teacher at Langford Veterinary Services, University of Bristol, UK. She is European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Fernando Martinez Taboada, LV, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS, is European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. He currently works at the University of Sydney, Australia, as Specialist in Small Animal Anaesthesia.
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1 Introduction
Reasons to provide regional anesthesia
Equipment
Complications and contraindications
Species differences and considerations
Safe practice
References
Further reading
2 Cutaneous Innervation Index
Cutaneous innervation index
Canine dermatomes
3 Infiltration Blocks
Infiltration for mass removal
Block of the surgical incision
Intercostal blocks
Interpleural block (also known as intrapleural or pleural)
Intraperitoneal block
References
4 Blocks of the Head
Retrobulbar
Maxillary
Infraorbital
Mandibular (or inferior alveolar)
Mental (or middle mental)
Auriculotemporal and great auricular
References
5 Regional Anesthetic Blocks of the Limbs
Thoracic limb regional anesthetic blocks
Pelvic limb
References
6 Epidurals and Spinals
Lumbosacral epidural and spinal in dogs
Lumbosacral epidural in cats
Caudal epidural in dogs and cats
References
7 Emergency Procedures
Complications associated with local anesthetic techniques
Complications associated with local anesthetic drugs
References
Further reading
Index
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"Practicing small animal vets and reference collections catering to them will find Handbook of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Techniques an excellent, at-a-glance synthesis of technical information." (Donovan's Literary Services 2016)
