Equine anesthesia : monitoring and emergency therapy / [edited by] William W. Muir, John A.E. Hubbell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of equine anesthesia / William W. Muir and John A.E. Hubbell -- The respiratory system / N. Edward Robinson -- The cardiovascular system / Colin C. Schwarzwald, John D. Bonagura, and William W. Muir -- Stress associated with anesthesia and surgery / Ann E. Wagner -- Physical restraint / James T. Robertson and William W. Muir -- Preoperative evaluation : general considerations / James T. Robertson and Claire Scicluna -- Venous and arterial catheterization and fluid therapy / Joanne Hardy -- Monitoring anesthesia / John A.E. Hubbell and William W. Muir -- Principles of drug disposition and drug interaction in horses / Richard A. Sams and William W. Muir -- Anxiolytics, nonopioid sedative-analgesics, and opioid analgesics / William W. Muir -- Local anesthetic drugs and techniques / Roman T. Skarda, William W. Muir, and John A.E. Hubbell -- Intravenous anesthetic drugs / William W. Muir -- Intravenous anesthetic and analgesic adjuncts to inhalation anesthesia / Kazuto Yamashita and William W. Muir -- Tracheal and nasal intubation / Richard M. Bednarski -- Inhalation anesthetics and gases / Eugene P. Steffey -- Anesthetic equipment / Richard M. Bednarski -- Oxygen supplementation and ventilatory support / Carolyn L. Kerr and Wayne N. McDonell -- Anesthesia and analgesia for donkeys and mules / Nora S. Matthews -- Peripheral muscle relaxants / John A.E. Hubbell and William W. Muir -- Perioperative pain management / Phillip Lerche and William W. Muir -- Considerations for induction, maintenance, and recovery / John A.E. Hubbell and William W. Muir -- Anesthetic-associated complications / William W. Muir and John A.E. Hubbell -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation / William W. Muir and John A.E. Hubbell -- Anesthetic protocols and techniques for specific procedures / John A.E. Hubbell and William W. Muir -- Anesthetic risk and euthanasia / Lori A Bidwell, John A.E. Hubbell, and William W. Muir.