Focusing on the unique anesthetic, analgesic, and postoperative care needs connected with experimental procedures, Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals describes these needs. This new edition’s agents, methods, and techniques for anesthesia and analgesia ensure humane, repeatable, and successful procedural outcomes. It has been completely reviewed and updated. Practical considerations by species are covered, including pertinent anatomy, physiology, and behavior of a wide variety of lab animal species. Sections also cover ethical, regulatory, and scientific considerations, principles of anesthesia and analgesia, anesthetic equipment and monitoring, periprocedural care, and chapters specifically devoted to the assessment and management of pain in laboratory species.
Veterinarians working with lab animals as well as senior graduate students, graduate students, post-docs, and researchers who use animals in biomedical research may find this to be a comprehensive reference.
the most thorough and current overview on the application of anesthesia and analgesia in experimental animals for researchers
includes thorough discussion of how agents affect research findings
revised extensively with fresh information on fish, cephalopods, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and ferrets
includes contemporary subjects like pain research, moral questions, legal questions, and imaging investigations
