Particularities of anesthesia in felines

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i5.14994

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Anesthetic complications; Risk factors; Cats; Mortality; Perioperative.

Abstract

Anesthetic complications appear relatively rare, though recent work suggests they are more common in cats than dogs. The anesthetic particularities observed in felines may be directly related to the higher rates of complications observed in these animals. Important aspects in this species, including perianesthetic anxiety and stress, perianesthetic monitoring, the role of underlying diseases as well as the correct use of anesthesia equipment and total intravenous anesthesia, are often overlooked by anesthetists. Therefore, the study aimed to review and discuss the main anesthetic particularities in felines, enabling the veterinarian to understand the most important aspects of anesthesia in these patients, avoiding perioperative complications associated with pre-existing diseases, anesthetic agents, airway control, management and monitoring. These data can help veterinarians to care for the patient under anesthesia and direct more attention to the assessment and treatment of the patient before, during and after the procedure.

Author Biographies

Luara Rodrigues Rezende, Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá

Pós-graduanda em Anestesia Veterinária pelo Instituto PAV - Programa de Aprimoramento Veterinário

Eveline Simões Azenha Aidar, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Doutoranda em Cirurgia Veterinária com ênfase em Anestesiologia Veterinária pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - Jaboticabal

Ana Paula Gering, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Doutora em Cirurgia Veterinária com ênfase em Anestesiologia Veterinária pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - Jaboticabal

Elda Ely Gomes de Souza, Universidade Federal do Pará

Doutoranda em Saúde Animal na Amazônia – PPGSAAM, com ênfase em Anestesiologia Veterinária pela Universidade Federal do Pará

Caroline Ribeiro de Andrade, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Doutoranda em Cirurgia Veterinária com ênfase em Ortopedia e Neurocirurgia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - Jaboticabal

Bruna Barbosa de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Graduanda em Medicina Veterinária pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Cinthian de Cássia Mendonça, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Mestranda em Sanidade Animal e Saúde Pública nos Trópicos – PPGSASPT pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Rafael Romeu Ferreira Diniz, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Residente em Anestesiologia Veterinária pela Universidade Estadual Paulista - Jaboticabal

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REZENDE, L. R. .; AIDAR, E. S. A.; GERING, A. P.; SOUZA, E. E. G. de .; ANDRADE, C. R. de .; SOUSA, B. B. de .; MENDONÇA, C. de C.; DINIZ, R. R. F. . Particularities of anesthesia in felines. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 5, p. e37610514994, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i5.14994. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/14994. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2024.

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