Welcome to another episode of The CARES VetMed Podcast!

We're excited to be back with a deep dive into the updated 2025 American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) monitoring guidelines for small animals. Join Travis, Maryann, and Tracey as they discuss the significant changes since the 2009 version, focusing on the new minimum recommended monitoring standards and their implications for veterinary professionals.

In each episode, we hope to continue spreading kindness and positive impact through our #CARESaction Challenge!

NEW - Veterinary History Feature: Join us for a new recurring segment where we delve into historical veterinary texts! In this episode, we explore a quote from Leonard Conky's 1890 book, "Veterinary Medicine, Animal Castration Surgery, and Obstetrics Simplified." His intuitive observations on "natural pulse, temperature, and respirations" as keys to practice remain surprisingly relevant even in light of our modern advancements.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone involved in veterinary anesthesia, offering insights into best practices, new requirements, and the enduring importance of attentive, skilled monitoring.

Links mentioned in the episode for reference:

• ⁠⁠ACVAA Anesthesia Monitoring Guidelines (2025)⁠⁠

• • Referenced studies on Doppler vs. Invasive Blood Pressure in Veterinary Medicine:

  • • ⁠⁠da Cunha, A.F. ∙ Saile, K. ∙ Beaufrère, H. Measuring level of agreement between values obtained by directly measured blood pressure and ultrasonic Doppler flow detector in cats J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 2014; 24:272-278⁠⁠

    • ⁠⁠Kennedy, M.J. ∙ Barletta, M. Agreement between Doppler and invasive blood pressure monitoring in anesthetized dogs weighing <5 kg J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2015; 51:300-305⁠⁠

    • ⁠⁠Skelding, A. ∙ Valverde, A. Review of non-invasive blood pressure measurement in animals: part 2 – evaluation of the performance of non-invasive devices Can Vet J. 2020; 61:481-498⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠Computed Tomography Assessment of Tidal Lung Overinflation in Domestic Cats Undergoing Pressure-Controlled Mechanical Ventilation During General Anesthesia⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠Masimo (for information on plethysmograph variability and dynamic indices)⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠Leonard Conky's "Veterinary Medicine, Animal Castration Surgery, and Obstetrics Simplified" (1890 text)⁠⁠

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Take care, friends!