Every spring you can see newborn foals running on fields among the mare. But some unfortunate end up visiting the equine hospital requiring surgery. This is a challenge for the anesthetist because of the neonatal foal?s unique physiology. Therefore you need to take these differences under consideration when you anesthetize foals.

Background Anesthesia-related deaths are common in dogs, especially in the postoperative period, in compare to humans. This study aims to describe and elucidate the qualities of the postoperative care for dogs in Sweden. Method To investigate the postoperative care, a qualitative study was made by interviewing personnel in the animal health care sector. The primary information from the interviews was analyzed in a qualitative manor and a few distinguished qualities came forth. Results These qualities describe the postoperative care and include preventive activities, postoperative activities, monitoring and communication. A variation in regards to the results was seen between the interviewed.

Dystocia, or difficult birth, is a commonly seen complication to natural birth in veterinary hospitals. Although other methods of resolving dystocia exist, 60 % of dystocias will need to undergo caesarean section. To perform a caesarean section, the bitch will have to undergo anesthesia. The purpose of this literary study was to provide a deeper understanding regarding how the physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy influence anesthetic management in the bitch and puppies. Which anesthetic drugs and drug combinations indicated was also investigated as well as how a veterinary nurse can optimize care of the mother throughout the procedure and how resuscitation of the puppies should be carried out for best possible outcome.

IntroduktionDet är väl känt att varje patient som opereras riskerar att drabbas av hypotermi peroperativtoch postoperativt. Hypotermin medför stora risker för patienten med bland annat ökadinfektionsbenägenhet, ökad blödning och försämrad metabolism. Vidare bidrar det till ökad frekvens av shivering med alla dess komplikationer. Att kunna förebygga hypotermi både vid öppen och laparaskopisk kirurgi är en viktig uppgift för anestesisjuksköterskan.SyfteSyftet med denna studie var att undersöka om anestesisjuksköterskan med hjälp av ettvarmluftstäcke i form av ett tubtäcke och en luftvärmeblåsare peroperativt kan förhindrauppkomsten av peroperativ hypotermi vid gynekologisk laparaskopisk kirurgi samt om detta minskar patientens lidande i form av mindre shivering och frysning postoperativt.MetodI denna studie randomiserades patienterna till att antingen få ett varmluftstäcke peroperativteller sedvanlig behandling. Patienternas kroppstemperatur registrerades kontinuerligtperoperativt och postoperativt.

India is the country with the highest prevalence of rabies in the world, with about 20?000 human deaths occurring every year. The country also has a heavy burden of free roaming dogs, mainly because of the high amount of edible waste in the streets, which are the main hosts for the disease. Therefore to truly extinguish rabies, the main focus should be on the dogs, both stray dogs and owned. One method is to vaccinate all dogs against rabies.

Många patienter blir hypoterma under den perioperativa vården. Det finns en mängd åtgärder som kan vidtas för att minska oönskad hypotermi. Pre- och intraoperativ uppvärmning med värmetäcke, varmt på operationssalen, cirkelsystem och användning av varma infusioner kan vara en bra kombination. Oavsett vilken terapi som används är normotermi alltid högt prioriterat.  Det handlar om patientsäkerhet. Genom att effektivt motverka hypotermi skulle möjligheten öka till snabbare återhämtning, färre postoperativa infektioner, mindre kostnader för sjukhuset och minskat lidande för patienter.