Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Procedures

Timothy Hackett , DVM, MS, DACVECC, is the Chief of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine and the Small Animal Medical Chief of Staff at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Elisa Mazzaferro , MS, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, is a criticalist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, a private referral hospital affiliated with Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, located in Stamford, CT.

Preface, vii
1 Vascular Access Techniques, 1
2 Nutritional Support and Orogastric Lavage, 69
3 Thoracocentesis and Thoracostomy Tube Placement, 101
4 Oxygen Supplementation and Respiratory Sampling Techniques, 133
5 Urinary Catheter Placement, Urohydropulsion, and Temporary Antepubic Cystostomy Catheter Placement, 171
6 Abdominocentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage, 209
7 Pericardiocentesis and Pericardial Drainage Catheter, 233
8 Central Venous Pressure, 243
9 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, 253
10 Continuous Rate Infusions,
273 Index,
277 The companion website provides video clips demonstrating procedures from the book for download at www.wiley.com/go/hackett

"This is an essential book for small animal practices, emergency clinics, and any place that teaches veterinary students, interns, or residents. The abundant images are of excellent quality. The second edition has all color pictures along with online videos of many of the procedures." (Doody's, 2 November 2012)