Anesthesia: in head trauma

Introduction

• To avoid exacerbating the effects of the head injury.
• Avoid causing secondary damage to intact nervous tissue.
• Support vital physiological functions under the control of damaged areas of nervous tissue, may be direct effects on respiratory and cardiovascular centers.
• Avoid causing a rise in intracranial pressure (ICP)    .

Sources

Publications

Other sources of information

• Hall L W & Taylor P M (1994) Eds Anesthesia of the Cat. London: Bailliere Tindall. pp152-153,266-268, 294-301. ISBN 0 7020 1665 9
• Bedford P G C (1991) Small Animal Anesthesia, The Increased Risk Patient. London: Bailliere Tindall. p35-38, 43-44. ISBN 0 7020 1501 6.
• Hall L W (1982) Relaxant drugs in small animal anesthesia. In Proceedings of the Association of Veterinary Anesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Supplement to 10 , 144-155.