Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals

A volume in The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series, the gold standard in the field

Richard Fish (Edited by), Peggy J. Danneman (Edited by), Marilyn Brown (Edited by), Alicia Karas (Edited by)

9780123738981, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 21 July 2008

672 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 3.6 cm, 1.74 kg

Review of First Edition:
"All the contributors should be congratulated on filling an important gap in knowledge, and moreover, filling it to a high standard." --Laboratory Animals

Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals focuses on the special anesthetic, analgesic, and postoperative care requirements associated with experimental surgery. Fully revised and updated this new edition provides the reader with agents, methods, and techniques for anesthesia and analgesia that ensure humane and successful procedural outcomes.

SECTION I – ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PHARMACOLOGY
SECTION II – MONITORING AND EQUIPMENT
SECTION III – PRACTICAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA OF TRADITIONAL LABORATORY ANIMAL SPECIES
SECTION IV – PRACTICAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA OF NON-TRADITIONAL LABORATORY ANIMAL SPECIES
SECTION V – SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA OF LABORATORY ANIMALS

Subject Areas: Veterinary anaesthetics [MZSN], Veterinary surgery [MZS], Veterinary anatomy & physiology [MZH], Veterinary medicine: laboratory animals [MZF], Surgery [MN], Pharmacology [MMG], Physiology [MFG]