Evaluation of anesthetic skills acquisition in pre-graduate veterinary students with different grades of anesthetic experience using veterinary simulation exercises.

Background: Anesthetic skills are usually learned through continuous supervision by experienced trainers who observe, advise and challenge students. Current educational techniques rely less on live animal training and include the use of simulations and models for teaching and assessment of surgical and anesthetic skills.

Objective: To evaluate the development of anesthetic skills of veterinary students having different levels of previous experience using simulation.

Evaluating a Multimodal Clinical Anesthesia Course Integrated Into an Existing Veterinary Curriculum.

Introduction: This study evaluated a multimodal, simulation-based course in veterinary anesthesia integrated into an existing veterinary curriculum.

Methods: A simulation-based, multimodal training course in clinical anesthesia was evaluated using outcomes from multiple levels of the Kirkpatrick Model of Training Evaluation. Cognitive and affective outcomes were evaluated before and after instruction.

Use of a Mobile Device Simulation as a Preclass Active Learning Exercise.

Background: Research shows that preclass activities introducing new material can increase student performance. In an effort to engage students in an active learning, preclass activity, the authors developed a mobile application.

Method: Eighty-four nursing students were assigned a preclass reading exercise, whereas 32 students completed the preclass simulation scenario on their mobile device.

Intracranial pressure and cardiopulmonary variables during isoflurane or sevoflurane anesthesia at various minimum alveolar concentration multiples in normocapnic dogs.

Objective: To compare effects of isoflurane and sevoflurane on intracranial pressure and cardiovascular variables at 1.0, 1.5, and 2.

Use of a simulation of the ventilator-patient interaction as an active learning exercise: comparison with traditional lecture.

Research suggests that simulation technology has potential to enhance student achievement, particularly for students having a preference for hands-on learning. The aim of this study was to compare ventilation learning outcomes in students attending traditional lecture versus students using an active learning ventilation simulation. A computer simulation was developed to advance students' learning of mechanical ventilation.

Effects of tepoxalin and medetomidine on glomerular filtration rate in dogs.

The objective of this study was to evaluate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and the cardiovascular effects of the combination of tepoxalin (TPX) and medetomidine (MED) in dogs. Six healthy dogs of either sex (5 males and 1 female), aged 2.5 ± 2.

Effects of 6% hetastarch (600/0.75) or lactated Ringer's solution on hemostatic variables and clinical bleeding in healthy dogs anesthetized for orthopedic surgery.

Objective: To evaluate and compare hemostatic variables and clinical bleeding following the administration of 6% hetastarch (600/0.75) or lactated Ringer's solution (LRS) to dogs anesthetized for orthopedic surgery.

Study Design: Randomized blinded prospective study.

Hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of normal adrenal tissue in dogs.

Objective: To determine the hemodynamic response to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of normal adrenal tissue in dogs.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Animals: Healthy adult mixed-breed dogs (n=6).

Effects of intravenous butorphanol on cardiopulmonary function in isoflurane-anesthetized alpacas.

Objective: To determine the effects of intravenous (IV) butorphanol on the cardiopulmonary system and on the bispectral index (BIS) in isoflurane-anesthetized alpacas.

Study Design: Randomized, blinded cross-over experimental trial.

Animals: Eight healthy, young (3 +/- 1 SD years) adult female alpacas weighing 64 +/- 9 SD kg.

Cardiovascular effects of desflurane in mechanically ventilated calves.

Objective: To determine cardiovascular effects of desflurane in mechanically ventilated calves.

Animals: 8 healthy male calves.

Procedure: Calves were anesthetized by face mask administration of desflurane to permit instrumentation.

Comparative cardiovascular, analgesic, and sedative effects of medetomidine, medetomidine-hydromorphone, and medetomidine-butorphanol in dogs.

Objective: To compare sedative, analgesic, and cardiopulmonary effects after IV administration of medetomidine (20 microg/kg), medetomidine-hydromorphone (20 microg of medetomidine/kg and 0.1 mg of hydromorphone/kg), and medetomidine-butorphanol (20 microg of medetomidine/kg and 0.2 mg of butorphanol tartrate/kg) in dogs.

Effects of a polymerized ultrapurified bovine hemoglobin blood substitute administered to ponies with normovolemic anemia.

The development of ultrapurified hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers has eliminated many problems associated with whole-blood transfusions in other species. We hypothesized that the administration of polymerized ultrapurified bovine hemoglobin (PUBH) would result in improved hemodynamic parameters in ponies with normovolemic anemia without adverse effects on renal function or coagulation times. Normovolemic anemia was induced in 6 healthy adult ponies.