Handbook of Veterinary local anaesthesia 1st Edition

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Developments in the field of anaesthesiolgy vis-??-vis anaesthetics and anaesthetic technques, is no exveption. Anaesthesiology is an important applied science seminal to any surgical intervention. A practicing veterinarian is faced with many problems- He has to deal with varied animal species. Non-availability of any specialized anaesthesiologist. under field circumstances a veterinarian usualy finds it difficult to arrange a sohisticated apparatus and general drugs. Use of geral anaesthesia is economically not viable. The general anaesthetic drugs are contra-indicated in bovines especially under filed conditions. Moreover, in the field it is the veterinary Assistant Surgeon/Veterinary Graduate rather than a specialist surgeon who is to undertake the emergency surgical intervention uder local and regional anaesthesia. Hence a need was felt to capsulate the vast knowledge to provide the students and practicing veterinarians the important information in an appliedfashion and at the same time keeping track fo the latest developments in the field. The book includes information on anaesthetic drugs and techniques commonly used in reginal and local anaestheisa. A detailed description of different techniques being practiced in different animals especially bovines have been provided along the illustrations depicting the common techniques being performed in animals. In an effort to provide space for epidural anesthetic technique has been outlined. The purpose of this handbook is to provide complete and concise information about regional and local anaesthetic techniques being used for all types of operations especially in bovines. About the Author Syed Sajjad Hussain was professor and Head Division of Surgery & Radiology Faculty of veternary scineces & animals husbandry SKUAST-K Shuhama, Shalimar, Sr Nagar, J& K, thereafter, he had been promoted as the Dean of the same faculty and now presently he is a project planning and monitoring officer of the same university. Table of Contents Introduction Common terminology Central and peripheral Nerous system Anatomy and physiology of periphral nerves Local Anaesthetics Pharmacological Properties and mechnism of action of local analgesics Local analgesic techniques Therapeutic local anesthetic blocks Regional analgesia Regional Anaesthesia Techniques Regional anesthetic blocks of the fore limb Nerve blocks on hind limb Nerve blocks of Hind limb Use of preanaesthetics in animals Neurolept analgesics Systemic and toxic effects of local analgesics Acupuncture anaesthesia Index