Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals (American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123738989 ISBN 13: 9780123738981

Publisher: Academic Press, 2008

Synopsis

Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals focuses on the special anesthetic, analgesic, and postoperative care requirements associated with experimental surgery. Fully revised and updated this new edition provides the reader with agents, methods, and techniques for anesthesia and analgesia that ensure humane and successful procedural outcomes.

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Review:

Review of First Edition: "All the contributors should be congratulated on filling an important gap in knowledge, and moreover, filling it to a high standard." --Laboratory Animals

Synopsis:

Since the publication of the first edition, interest in the field has continued to rise, most notably in pain management. "Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals" focuses on the special anesthetic, analgesic, and post-operative care requirements associated with experimental surgery. Fully revised and updated, this new edition provides the reader with agents, methods, and techniques for anesthesia and analgesia that ensure humane and successful procedural outcomes. New to this edition is Section V, which deals with new issues covering pain research, ethical issues, legal issues, and imaging studies; and Section IV, which now includes chapters on ferrets, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0123738989
• ISBN 13: 9780123738981
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Fish Richard, Danneman Peggy J., Brown Marilyn, Karas Alicia