Management of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia in small animals: A survey of English-speaking practitioners in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe how small animal anaesthesia and analgesia is performed in English-speaking Canada, document any variation among practices especially in relation to practice type and veterinarian's experience and compare results to published guidelines.

Design

Observational study, electronic survey.

Sample

126 respondents.

Procedure

A questionnaire was designed to assess current small animal anaesthesia and analgesia practices in English-speaking Canadian provinces, mainly in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. The questionnaire was available through SurveyMonkey® and included four parts: demographic information about the veterinarians surveyed, evaluation and management of anaesthetic risk, anaesthesia procedure, monitoring and safety. Year of graduat

SUBMITTER: Lalonde S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8478190 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature