Without the use of an endotracheal
tube during anesthesia, there's also the possibility of your cat aspirating tartar and other debris that is produced during the cleaning.
Not exact matches
A
tube is then placed into the pet's upper airway, and gas
anesthesia keeps the pet comfortably anesthetized
during the course of the procedure.
This is a small
tube that we can place in the vein before or
during anesthesia.
Having this
tube in place
during surgery makes
anesthesia much safer, as it enables our vets and technicians to breathe for pets if they are having trouble breathing on their own.
Inhalation
anesthesia using a cuffed endotracheal
tube provides three important advantages the cooperation of the patient with a procedure it does not understand, elimination of pain resulting from examination and treatment of affected dental tissues
during the procedure, and protection of the airway and lungs from accidental aspiration.
We also want to protect the airway with an endotracheal
tube to deliver oxygen and
anesthesia safely to your pet; this also prevents water, bits of tartar, and bacteria from entering the windpipe
during the cleaning.
When endotracheal
tubes are used, they should remain in place
during recovery from
anesthesia until appropriate protective reflexes have returned.
Another risk relates to intubation — many vets pass an intubation
tube to prevent water aspiration
during the procedure and to maintain
anesthesia.
The irritation caused by an endotracheal
tube (artificial airway used
during anesthesia) can exacerbate this.