The field of veterinary medicine, particularly the area of anesthetic risk and complications, is a critical area of study. Veterinary practitioners are often faced with the challenge of informing pet owners about the potential risks their animals may encounter during surgery. A significant number of veterinarians believe that most of their clients harbor concerns about their animals being anesthetized. Therefore, it is crucial for clinicians and researchers to stay updated on the latest research findings, statistics, definitions, and figures on anesthetic risk. However, the task of providing straightforward numbers or figures to describe anesthetic risks is complex. There is often ambiguity about whether a complication or even death during surgery is directly related to the anesthesia or due to other secondary effects, and whether these secondary effects should be counted as an anesthetic risk. The timing of a complication or death - during anesthesia or immediately after - also adds to the uncertainty in defining the risk caused by anesthesia.
This research topic aims to shed light on the anesthetic risk assessment in veterinary medicine. The main objective is to provide updated and comprehensive information on risk figures, risk scales, and the challenges in assessing the risk in veterinary anesthesia. The research will also delve into the factors that increase anesthetic risk, whether they are animal-related, treatment-related, or otherwise. Furthermore, the research seeks to provide recommendations, techniques, and therapeutics that can help reduce anesthetic risk.
To gather further insights into the boundaries of anesthetic risk and complications in veterinary medicine, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes: risk figures and scales in veterinary anesthesia, factors increasing anesthetic risk, and recommendations and techniques for reducing anesthetic risk. We encourage contributions - research, reviews, or perspectives - that advance and expand the field of risk in veterinary anesthesia.
The field of veterinary medicine, particularly the area of anesthetic risk and complications, is a critical area of study. Veterinary practitioners are often faced with the challenge of informing pet owners about the potential risks their animals may encounter during surgery. A significant number of veterinarians believe that most of their clients harbor concerns about their animals being anesthetized. Therefore, it is crucial for clinicians and researchers to stay updated on the latest research findings, statistics, definitions, and figures on anesthetic risk. However, the task of providing straightforward numbers or figures to describe anesthetic risks is complex. There is often ambiguity about whether a complication or even death during surgery is directly related to the anesthesia or due to other secondary effects, and whether these secondary effects should be counted as an anesthetic risk. The timing of a complication or death - during anesthesia or immediately after - also adds to the uncertainty in defining the risk caused by anesthesia.
This research topic aims to shed light on the anesthetic risk assessment in veterinary medicine. The main objective is to provide updated and comprehensive information on risk figures, risk scales, and the challenges in assessing the risk in veterinary anesthesia. The research will also delve into the factors that increase anesthetic risk, whether they are animal-related, treatment-related, or otherwise. Furthermore, the research seeks to provide recommendations, techniques, and therapeutics that can help reduce anesthetic risk.
To gather further insights into the boundaries of anesthetic risk and complications in veterinary medicine, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes: risk figures and scales in veterinary anesthesia, factors increasing anesthetic risk, and recommendations and techniques for reducing anesthetic risk. We encourage contributions - research, reviews, or perspectives - that advance and expand the field of risk in veterinary anesthesia.