Full Description
This practical guide to Non-Human Primate (NHP) anesthesia and analgesia in research facilities is the first NHP-specific anesthesia resource. It offers an easy-to-navigate manual, with diagrams, bullet points, color photos, and quick reference tables.
With each chapter authored by an experienced veterinary, lab animal or zoo animal practitioner, the book includes topics like troubleshooting anesthetic complications, recognizing pain, postoperative care and behavioral and environmental enrichment.
Providing the most updated practices for NHP anesthesia and analgesia, this is an essential reference for veterinarians, technicians, and other research and laboratory personnel working with Non-Human Primates. It provides a primary reference for those learning about NHP anesthesia for the first time, as well as a quick refresher for those who have worked with NHPs but are new to specific anesthetic protocols or the particular species.
Contents
1 - Pre-Operative Patient preparation. 2- Anesthesia Machine. 3- Remote Delivery System Injections. 4 - Monitoring, Interpretation, and Blood Gas Analysis 5 - Pharmacology of Anesthetic Agents. 6 - Old World Monkey Anesthesia and Analgesia 7 - New World Monkey Anesthesia and Analgesia 8 - Special Considerations and Technique 9 - Postoperative Care 10 - Recognition and Management of Pain in NHP 11 - Troubleshooting and Managing Anesthetic Considerations and Complications 12 - Behavioral & Environmental Enrichment
