Equine Surgical Procedures Flashcards
Equine standing surgery procedures often done to treat
lacerations, traumatic injuries, endoscopy of upper respiratory tract
General anesthesia (recumbent procedures) for equine
castration, abdominal (colic)
What is the single largest risk factor of general anesthesia for equine
recovery
What equine patients are standing surgery beneficial to
sick, debilitated, or elderly
drawbacks of standing surgery for equine
-surgeon comfort
-surgeon’s visualization of sx field
-difficult to maintain sterile field
-the patient can move
Equine patient prep for standing surgery
-withhold grain for 12 hours
-withhold hay for 2-6 hrs
-water is not withheld
What is must the location entail for equine standing surgery
clean, quiet place, dusty and draft free
Local anesthetics often used for equine analgesia
nerve blocks, field blocks, epidural anesthesia
What is a field block
“line blocks”; no specific nerve is blocked but the local anesthetic placed in skin/SQ
Where is needle inserted for epidural anesthesia
in first intercoccygeal space
Epidural anesthesia provides analgesia of
tail, perineum, anus, rectum, vulva, vagina
Reasons for castration
-prevents repoduction
-improves unmanageable dispositions/aggression
-stops conformation disease (cryptorchids)
-may increase or decrease horse value
General anesthesia for cryptorchidism
long-acting IV or gas inhalant
Routine castration is done from age _ to _ months
12-24
Anesthesia for routine standing castration
-tranquilizers
-local anesthetics, directly into the testicles and the spermatic cord using a long 18g-20g needle