• Any veterinarian working in Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) will know that procedures rarely go perfectly to plan. This book focuses on troubleshooting issues encountered when performing ECC procedures.

    Each chapter covers a common ECC procedure, with a short step-by-step 'how to’, imagery, and video material to illustrate setup and equipment required, as well as recording of standard straightforward procedures. Commonly encountered complications are then discussed, with a guide to troubleshoot these issues.

    Packed with visual material, easy-to-read bullet points and subheadings, and with a spiralbound 'lay flat' format for quick reference in practice, this is the 'go-to' for ECC veterinary procedures. The book provides guidance and reassurance for new graduates, as well as for more experienced veterinary professionals working out of hours with limited support from colleagues.

  • How to Use this Book

    Chapter 1: Procedural sedation and monitoring

    Chapter 2: Peripheral vascular access

    Chapter 3: Intraosseous catheterisation

    Chapter 4: Central venous access

    Chapter 5: Arterial catheterisation

    Chapter 6: Nasoenteric feeding tube placement

    Chapter 7: Oesophageal feeding tube placement

    Chapter 8: Gastric decompression and lavage

    Chapter 9: Cricothyrotomy and tracheostomy

    Chapter 10: Tracheal wash and endotracheal lavage

    Chapter 11: Pericardiocentesis

    Chapter 12: Thoracocentesis and thoracotomy

    Chapter 13: Cystocentesis

    Chapter 14: Urinary catheterisation

    Chapter 15: Use of ultrasound in troubleshooting

  • Laura Cole, Rachael Birkbeck are both diplomats of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Laura works as a lecturer and clinician at the university teaching hospital of the Royal Veterinary College, London and Rachael works as a clinician and postgraduate training support officer at a private referral hospital, The Ralph, Buckinghamshire, UK. They met in 2017 during their Emergecy and Critical Care (ECC) residency at the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals, Royal Veterinary College, and have been friends ever since.

    Prior to joining a multidisciplinary team as part of their residency training program Laura and Rachael both worked sole charge in primary care practice. They have experienced what it is like to work with minimal support and can empathise with the challenge experienced by clinicians working alone, or without guidance from more experienced colleagues. Performing time sensitive, ECC procedures without support or guidance is a challenge that can cause significant stress, and typically these procedures never go to plan!

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