Chapter 21 - Recovery from anesthesia Flashcards
Which nerve should be padded in the head?
Facial nerve
The horse should be at least recumbent for
20minutes Ideally sternal 10 to 20 minutes to exhale the volatile anesthetic agent
Why a surgery longer than 1 hour the urinary catheter should be placed?
Drain bladder
Reduce the potential fo rfull bladder to stimulate the horse to stand up prematurely
endotracheal tube is best left in place for horses with which conditions (6)
- preexisting hemiplegia
- trauma
- hyperextension of the neck
- prolonged recumbency
- upper airway surgery
- risk of aspiration
that α2-adrenoceptor agonists act not only as sedatives but also as
analgesics
Most authors advocate the use of 0.1 to 0.2 (to 0.5) mg/kg of ___________ IV for recovery
Most authors advocate the use of 0.1 to 0.2 (to 0.5) mg/kg xylazine IV ;
What is the dosage of detomidine
0.002-0.01 mg/kg IV
What is the dosage of romifidine?
0.008-0.01 mg/kg IV
what is the dosage of medetomidine?
0.002 mg/kg IV
The ideal dimension of stall size for recovery is dependent on the
horse’s size
A recovery stall should have several features (3)
- oxygen supply,
- temperature-controlled heating and air conditioning
- easy access for recovery personnel
In which cases of rope-assisted recovery the ropes may not be appropriate?
young
untrained horse
roping quarter horse that is trained to pull back on ropes
during hydro pool recovery, extrathoracic and pulmonary pressures are increased, what do Zurich horses receive?
all anesthetized horses in Zurich are treated with colloids to maintain plasma oncotic pressure during hydro pool recovery + ACP to promote peripherial vasodilatation (0.03 mg/kg IM)
Main disadvantages of pool recovery
- exposure of the surgical site to water
- severe lung edema
anesthesia, myopathies occur most frequently in cases where ______ (1w) is present
anesthesia, myopathies occur most frequently in cases where hypotension (mean arterial blood pressure <70 mm Hg) is present for more than 15 minutes
