Anaesthetic complications - The anaesthesia vet academy

Clinical management

Sedation, analgesia & anxiolysis: why characterising drug properties matters

Most of the drugs we reach for in veterinary anaesthesia do not do just one thing. They produce a mix of effects - There are four properties worth understanding clearly: sedation, anxiolysis, analgesia, and dysphoria/disinhibition potential.

Special topics

The pathophysiology of brachycephalic conformation

Anaesthetic complications

Managing reflux and regurgitation during anaesthesia

Clinical Module Managing Gastro-oesophageal Reflux During Anaesthesia Gastro-oesophageal reflux is one of the most consequential complications we can encounter under anaesthesia — and one of the most preventable. This module builds understanding from the ground up: what reflux is, why it happens, how to reduce the risk, and what to do