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A basic guide to anaesthesia for a diverse audience needing straight-forward, structured content

Table of Contents

1. Preparing for Anaesthesia2. Managing and Monitoring Anaesthesia3. Advanced and More Specialised Techniques4. Analgesia and Post-Operative Care5. Anaesthesia of Common Laboratory Species

About the Author

Paul Flecknell is a veterinarian with over 35 years of experience working with laboratory animals. He is a Diplomate of the European Colleges of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia and Laboratory Animal Medicine and an honorary Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. He has PhD in physiology, and is currently Professor of Laboratory Animal Science in the Institute of Neuroscience at Newcastle University. His main research interests are anaesthesia and analgesia of all species of animals and in particular the development of methods of pain assessment. He is the head of the Pain and Animal Welfare Science (PAWS) group at Newcastle. The group’s current research work is focussed on novel methods of “cage-side” assessment of pain, particularly using “pain faces” and developing methods of measurement of affective state in rodents.

Reviews

"...a must have for any laboratory animal professional involved with anesthetizing research animals…an affordable essential reference for research personnel, laboratory animal veterinarians, and students." --Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

"The preeminent book on laboratory animal anesthesia and analgesia...It is easy to locate information in this one-stop resource on laboratory animal anesthesia...a well organized book that ensures readers are aware of the most important clinical aspects of a topic. Score: 99 - 5 Stars" --Doody's