Vascular access: Theory and techniques in the small animal emergency patient

Pharmacokinetics of oral pimobendan in healthy cats

“…After sterile preparation, a 20 gauge, 10 cm single lumen catheter was sterilely placed in the jugular vein using Seldinger technique. 8 The catheter was "locked" with unfractionated heparin at a concentration of 200 U/mL. The catheter site was covered with sterile non-adherent dressing and secured with a neck wrap.…”

Central venous catheters

“…There has been an increase over the past decade in the use of impermeable transparent dressings, which enable the nursing staff to regularly inspect the catheter site -suggested at least every six hours (Beal & Hughes, 2000). These dressings may have disadvantages, as when fluid, e.g.…”

“…Once the wire has been advanced into the vein for several centimetres, the needle or catheter is removed, leaving the wire in the vessel. ct entral venous catheters (CVCs) can be placed in the jugular or saphenous veins, but, by definition, terminate within a body cavity and usually the caudal or cranial vena cava (Beal & Hughes, 2000). eves are invaluable in the critical care of small animals, including providing an effective route for drug administration in the event of cardiac arrest (Macintire et al, 2005).…”

Femoral artery in a Crab-eating fox: case report

“…Regarding to epidemiological data, the femoral artery can be easily used to arterial blood sampling (BEAL and HUGHES, 2000) to check the presence of the Leishmania, once the Crab-eating fox is natural reserve of this protozoan (CURI, MIRANDA and TALAMONI, 2006).…”