DESCRIPTION:
The use of safe and effective anaesthetic techniques can have a major influence both on the welfare of laboratory animals and the quality of the research results obtained in using them. In times of justified public and scientific concerns over such issues, the need for clear and concise advise on good technique is of paramount importance.
However, much anaesthetic work in the laboratory is carried out by research workers and support staff who have not benefited from specialist veterinary training. This second edition of Paul Flecknell""s invaluable guide gives just the sort of clear concise practical information such people need. It follows all the key stages from preoperative care thorough anaesthesia itself to the post - anaesthetic recovery period.
Following these general sections, there are specific instructions on regimes for particular laboratory animals, with advice on recommended agents, dosages and special procedures of importance. Particular emphasis is placed on welfare, pain reduction and proper post - procedural care.
The second edition of this now standard guide adds the results of the latest research, most effective anaesthetics and useful illustrations of procedures and equipment and broadens the original book""s coverage to include notes on fish, amphibia, reptiles and birds.
It will prove an essential addition to the library of any laboratory where animals are used for research.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
1 Preparing for Anaesthesia
-Anaesthetic equipment and anaesthetic drugs
-Other equipment
-Personnel
-The animal
2 Anaesthesia
-General anaesthesia
3 Anaesthetic Management
-Pre-operative preparations
-Monitoring anaesthesia
-Anaesthetic problems and emergencies
4 Special Techniques
-Use of neuromuscular blocking agents
-Controlled ventilation
-Long-term anaesthesia
-Anaesthesia of pregnant animals
-Anaesthesia of neonates
-Anaesthesia for imaging
5 Analgesia and Post-operative Care
-The recovery room environment
-Problems during the recovery period
-Management of post-operative pain
-Pain assessment
-Pain relief
-Conclusions
6 Anaesthesia of Common Laboratory Species: Special Considerations
-Small rodents
-Rabbits
-Cats
-Dogs
-Ferrets
-Pigs
-Sheep and goats
-Primates
-Other species
-Bibliography
Appendix 1 Recommended Techniques and Physiological Data
Appendix 2 Estimation of Required Quantities of Volatile Anaesthetics and Anaesthetic Gases
Appendix 3 Examples of Dilutions of Anaesthetic Mixtures for Small Rodents
Appendix 4 Manufacturers of Equipment and Other Items Illustrated or Cited in the Text
