Anesthetic monitoring refers to the constant watch and assessment of a patient's vital signs and responses during anesthesia. It involves closely observing things like heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, oxygen levels, and anesthesia depth to ensure the patient's safety and well-being while they are under anesthesia.
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All anesthesia and surgery patients are monitored during the procedure by direct observation by our certified veterinary technicians and assistants and with
anesthetic monitoring equipment.
The cost of these procedures varies amongst veterinary hospitals, depending on the degree
of anesthetic monitoring, level of surgeon training, cost of supplies used, and amount of post-operative care.
Our veterinary surgeons employ only the safest anesthesia protocols and utilize the finest
in anesthetic monitoring equipment and dedicated personnel.
All patients are treated in an ICU setting and receive pre-anesthetic blood work, IV fluids, a catheter, and
full anesthetic monitoring.
We are well qualified to address your pet's surgical needs with excellent surgical care,
vigilant anesthetic monitoring and comprehensive pain prevention and management.
We provide
complete anesthetic monitoring which includes pulsoximetry, capnometry, blood pressure, EKG, core body temperature, respiration monitors and ventilator.
We follow the safest anesthetic protocols available, utilize a wide variety of
advanced anesthetic monitoring equipment and consider every pet - patient's pain control needs in order to maximize safety and comfort.
Our paperless practice utilizes a high staff / doctor ratio with full
multi-modal anesthetic monitoring, IV fluid pumps, dental high - speed drill, in house labs, Tonovet, blood pressure, EKG, etc..
While under anesthesia our patients are monitored with top of the
line anesthetic monitoring equipment including pulse oximetry, blood pressure analyzers, EKG and temperature probes.
The combination of pre-anesthetic assessment of your pet (including blood work), use of modern anesthetic agents, and the
latest anesthetic monitoring equipment means that anesthesia is generally considered to be a very low risk for your pet.
Hi - Tech Diagnostic Equipment San Diego Pet Hospital maintains a fully - equipped surgical suite with state - of - the -
art anesthetic monitoring equipment to ensure optimal anesthetic safety for your pet.
Performing intensive
anesthetic monitoring during the entire procedure by one of our skilled veterinary technicians and maintaining state - of - the - art monitoring equipment.
Equipment includes Cornerstone paperless record keeping system; Sedecal digital x-ray machine; ultrasonic dental unit with high speed hand piece; digital dental x-ray; Companion Therapy Laser; Philips ultrasound machine; PC - Vet Chek ECG; in - house laboratory including Abaxis clotting panel, Idexx Procyte Dx and Catalyst Dx, VetScan iStat; Cardell and
Vetspecs anesthetic monitoring; Heska IV pumps; an Ellman Cautery unit and an Airnetics Oxygen Generator.
Perform anesthetic monitoring during our high - quality high - volume spay / neuter clinics including the use of isoflurane, injectable anesthesia and performing drug calculations.
For the pets that will not cooperate for daily care and maintenance, we offer general anesthetic and full dental prophylactic treatment and extractions (when needed) using the
best anesthetic monitoring tools available and dedicated technicians.
Our surgical suite is equipped with
multiple anesthetic monitors, an X-Ray viewer and all the surgical instrumentation necessary to provide a variety of surgical procedures for your pet.
While under anesthesia for dental procedures your pet receives the
same anesthetic monitoring that he / she would for the most in - depth surgical procedure.
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anesthetic monitoring involves keeping track of and recording the patient's blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation in the blood, respiratory rate, depth of anesthesia, temperature, and IV fluid rate.
Surgical services and facilities include: fully trained veterinary and technical staff, to ensure the safest procedures for your pet; heated surgery tables for greater comfort; advanced sterilization techniques; Complete
anesthetic monitoring by licensed veterinary technicians using modern monitoring equipment.
Oxygen support, blood pressure monitoring, transfusions, ECG, incubators, radiology and fully - equipped surgery suites with complete
anesthetic monitoring capabilities, are ready for providing the best care and diagnostics for your pet.
A few of the other prerequisites include detailed completion of patient medical records, continuing education standards, board - certified veterinary specialists on site, specialty medical equipment, high -
level anesthetic monitoring, and a surgical team and dedicated surgical preparation area.
Anesthetic monitoring guides the adjustments to be made to levels of anesthesia, oxygen, and intravenous fluids during the anesthetic procedure.
Pre-Anesthesia Profile - Advances in anesthesia and
anesthetic monitoring techniques have made routine procedures relatively safe, with low rates of complications.
Special anesthetic monitoring equipment is also available including electrocardiogram, capnometry, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, and body temperature monitoring.
Dr. Schiebert expanded the services offered to include advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, high
tech anesthetic monitoring, advanced dentistry, Root canal therapy, Laser surgery, Ultrasound examinations, and in house laboratory, and endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures.
Factors that increase anesthetic risk include; no presurgical physical exam, pre-existing disease (particularly respiratory, heart, liver or kidney disease, dehydration or obesity), inappropriate anesthetic agent or dose, absence of
regular anesthetic monitoring, and absence of adequate postanesthetic monitoring and care.
Our staff is committed to enhancing the quality of life for our patients by providing excellent surgical care,
vigilant anesthetic monitoring, and comprehensive pain prevention and management.
Our amenities include a modern facility includes an in - house lab / ECG's, digital dental x-ray,
surgical anesthetic monitoring, complete on - site pharmacy, and AVImark.
Our paperless practice utilizes a high staff / doctor ratio with full
multi-modal anesthetic monitoring, IV fluid pumps, dental high - speed drill and digital radiographs, in - house labs, tonovet, blood pressure, ekg, etc..
Once the patient has been placed under anesthesia,
multi-parameter anesthetic monitoring — including measurement of heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen, body temperature and carbon dioxide output — is performed, in addition to visual observation by our highly - trained and experienced staff
We only use the safest gas anesthesia available and have top - of - the -
line anesthetic monitors that continuously monitor blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen levels to ensure our patients safety during surgery.
The combination of pre-anesthetic assessment of your pet (including blood work), use of modern anesthetic agents plus the
latest anesthetic monitoring equipment means that anesthesia is generally considered to be a very low risk for your pet.
San Diego Pet Hospital maintains a fully - equipped surgical suite with state - of - the -
art anesthetic monitoring equipment to ensure optimal anesthetic safety for your pet.
The clinic is fully computerized and paperless, has digital radiography, high speed dental equipment, a class 4 therapeutic laser unit, digital tonometry,
full anesthetic monitoring, and in - house blood analyzers.