Anaesthesia and portosystemic shunt ligation in the feline patient

ABSTRACT:

Portosystemic shunts (PSSs) are abnormalities of the blood circulatory system, whereby blood from the heart bypasses the liver and enters the general circulation.^{1, 2}

The initial section of this article discusses the background and theory of PSSs.

The second part illustrates how this is applied when treating patients affected with PSSs in practice, with particular emphasis on anaesthetic and drug protocol using a case study.

Notes

* (Lane & Cooper, 1999)¹⁸

** (Vetlab, 2011)¹⁹

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Sarah Louise Day

Sarah Louise Day BSc (Hons) VNS NCert (A&CC) RVN MBVNA

Sarah registered as a Veterinary Nurse in 2004 and spent several years working in both primary care and referral practices before obtaining a Degree in Veterinary Nursing Science in 2010.

Sarah acquired the ESVPS Veterinary Nurses Certificate in Anaesthesia and Critical Care in 2011. She currently works as a senior veterinary nursing practitioner at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists and has a particular interest in anaesthesia and analgesia.