About this Research Topic
Recent advances on the management and treatment of heart disease in veterinary medicine often necessitate procedures of increased complexity to be performed under anaesthesia. Interventional procedures under fluoroscopic guidance and open-heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass are now offered in veterinary hospitals on almost regular basis. Anaesthetic management of those complex cases offers an increased level of complexity and challenges for the anaesthesia specialists. Cardiothoracic anaesthesia is a well-established subspeciality in human anaesthesiology and incorporates the demanding training and unique skills that are required to develop this expertise. Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia is a wide speciality that focuses on clinical and research cases and across different species. Moving forward it would be beneficial to identify the current clinical practice and possible knowledge gaps of individuals on cardiac anaesthesia, as well as to develop skills and expertise relevant to cardiac anaesthesia in veterinary patients.
The goal of this editorial on cardiothoracic anaesthesia in veterinary medicine, is for it to be the actual beginning. The beginning of identifying what the common practices, issues and knowledge gaps are. The beginning of creating a community and sharing experiences, tips, information and training opportunities. It could be a way to recognise potential collaborators or colleagues that could address problems or questions they encounter at their hospital. Currently, they are few hospitals that offer advanced interventional cardiology procedures and even fewer that offer open heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass. However, hopefully more and more centres will offer advanced cardiac procedures. Also, many veterinary patients with heart disease are undergoing anaesthesia for non-cardiac procedures daily and there is definitely a gap that could be massively improved to increase the anaesthesia safety, minimise the associated risks and improve patient care. By collecting reviews, prospective and retrospective studies as well as case reports on cardiothoracic anaesthesia in small and large animals, we can start addressing this gap in knowledge and information distribution and help individuals to improve their practice or address ongoing issues with further research.
The aim of the editorial is to collect papers on cardiothoracic anaesthesia in veterinary medicine. Anaesthesia for advanced cardiac procedures in small and large animals, anaesthesia for patients with heart disease that are undergoing non cardiac procedures, or they are presenting as emergencies, anaesthesia for thoracotomies with an underlying lung pathology and issues that can arise in controlled mechanical ventilation and cardiovascular stability. It is a great opportunity to share reviews, prospective and retrospective studies as well as interesting cases that the readership can find information for their practice and further development. Studies in small animals and large animals and exotics are welcome, even though it is anticipated that more manuscripts will be available in small animals.
The goal of this editorial on cardiothoracic anaesthesia in veterinary medicine, is for it to be the actual beginning. The beginning of identifying what the common practices, issues and knowledge gaps are. The beginning of creating a community and sharing experiences, tips, information and training opportunities. It could be a way to recognise potential collaborators or colleagues that could address problems or questions they encounter at their hospital. Currently, they are few hospitals that offer advanced interventional cardiology procedures and even fewer that offer open heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass. However, hopefully more and more centres will offer advanced cardiac procedures. Also, many veterinary patients with heart disease are undergoing anaesthesia for non-cardiac procedures daily and there is definitely a gap that could be massively improved to increase the anaesthesia safety, minimise the associated risks and improve patient care. By collecting reviews, prospective and retrospective studies as well as case reports on cardiothoracic anaesthesia in small and large animals, we can start addressing this gap in knowledge and information distribution and help individuals to improve their practice or address ongoing issues with further research.
The aim of the editorial is to collect papers on cardiothoracic anaesthesia in veterinary medicine. Anaesthesia for advanced cardiac procedures in small and large animals, anaesthesia for patients with heart disease that are undergoing non cardiac procedures, or they are presenting as emergencies, anaesthesia for thoracotomies with an underlying lung pathology and issues that can arise in controlled mechanical ventilation and cardiovascular stability. It is a great opportunity to share reviews, prospective and retrospective studies as well as interesting cases that the readership can find information for their practice and further development. Studies in small animals and large animals and exotics are welcome, even though it is anticipated that more manuscripts will be available in small animals.
Keywords: cardiac, anaesthesia, veterinary, heart disease
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