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Survey on the use of total intravenous anaesthesia in pets

Survey on the use of total intravenous anaesthesia in pets
  • A longer anaesthetic recovery was the most common reason for not using this type of anaesthesia

Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) consists of the administration of intravenous (IV) drugs to achieve both anaesthetic induction and maintenance. This survey aimed to describe the use of TIVA in dogs and cats by veterinary anaesthesiologists. An anonymous questionnaire was sent via e-mail to diplomates, residents and residency-trained individuals from the American and European Colleges of Veterinary An(a)esthesia and Analgesia, to gather information on the use, perceived advantages, reasons for the use or not of TIVA and attitudes towards this technique in dogs and cats. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis to detect significant associations were performed. The authors obtained 153/703 responses (66% ...

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