Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Procedures, Second Editionis a step-by-step guide to key emergency and critical careprocedures encountered in both general and specialty practice. Nowin full color, the second edition includes several new procedures, two new chapters covering cardiopulmonary resuscitation andcontinuous rate infusions, and this enhanced e-book includes videosdemonstrating most of the procedures featured in thebook, embedded alongside the description in the text. Helpfulhints have also been added throughout to make the book even moreuseful in the practice setting. Each procedure includes informationon the background, supplies needed, indications, andcontraindications, followed by a series of images demonstrating thetechnique. This practical resource, ideally designed for use infast-paced emergency situations, is an indispensable reference forany member of the veterinary team.
Tabla de materias
Preface vii
1 Vascular Access Techniques 1
2 Nutritional Support and Orogastric Lavage 69
3 Thoracocentesis and Thoracostomy Tube Placement 101
4 Oxygen Supplementation and Respiratory Sampling Techniques 133
5 Urinary Catheter Placement, Urohydropulsion, and Temporary Antepubic Cystostomy Catheter Placement 171
6 Abdominocentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage 209
7 Pericardiocentesis and Pericardial Drainage Catheter 233
8 Central Venous Pressure 243
9 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 253
10 Continuous Rate Infusions 273
Index 277
Sobre el autor
Timothy Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVECC, is the Chief of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine and the Small Animal Medical Chief of Staff at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University in Fort Collins,
Colorado.
Elisa Mazzaferro, MS, DVM, Ph D, DACVECC, is a criticalist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, a private referral hospital affiliated with Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, located in Stamford, CT.