BSAVA Cognitive Aids for Anaesthesia in Small Animal Practice

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

Online extras Foreword 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