The BSAVA Cognitive Aids for Anaesthesia in Small Animal Practice is a quick reference resource for veterinary teams in theatre. It includes checklists that should be completed as part of any anaesthetic procedure as well as troubleshooting guides and crisis checklists. Areas covered include:
- Equipment and drugs lists
- Pre-anaesthetic assessment lists and forms
- Intraoperative safety checklists
- Crisis checklists (e.g. hyperthermia, hypotension, haemorrhage)
- Troubleshooting guides for capnography waveforms, pulse waveforms and pulse oximetry
Table of Contents
Online extrasForeword
Preface
Section 1: Introduction and general information
1 Introduction
2 How to use this guide
3 How to run the checklists
Section 2: General cognitive aids
4 Pre-anaesthetic assessment
5 Anaesthetic planning questions
6 Essential drugs
7 Anaesthetic machine checklist
8 Breathing system checklist
9 Essential equipment checklist
10 Difficult airway equipment checklist
11 Crash box
12 Safety checklist: pre-induction
13 Post-induction checklist
14 Safety checklist: before starting procedure
15 Safety checklist: before recovery
16 Recovery and patient handover checklist
Section 3: Crisis checklists and cognitive aids
17 Rapid situational assessment
18 Diagnostic considerations
19 Cardiopulmonary arrest and basic life support
20 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) drugs chart
21 Difficult airway
22 Post-induction apnoea
23 Hypoxaemia, desaturation and cyanosis
24 Hypotension
25 Bronchoconstriciton
26 Haemorrhage
27 Hypertension
28 Bradycardia
29 Tachycardia
30 Hyperkalaemia - myocardial toxicity
31 Anaphylaxis and allergic reactions
32 Pulmonary embolism
33 Troubleshooting: pulse waveforms and pulse oximetry
34 Troubleshooting: capnography
Index
