Banfield® anesthesia resources
Banfield anesthesia job aids
Help your team deliver safe, high-quality petcare with Banfield’s patient-specific tools on anesthesia. From dosing, to monitoring, to checking your equipment, from pre-anesthesia evaluation all the way to recovery, we’ve provided tools and resources to help your team deliver safe, high-quality petcare every time.
We’re committed to continuous improvement of our anesthesia standards and protocols. Together we can strive to deliver safe, high quality healthcare to every pet, every time.
Patient-specific tools and checklists
Banfield’s tools are designed to assist you during anesthetic procedures and treatments.
Dosage calculator
Use this calculator to guide in selecting personal anesthesia equipment, fluid and oxygen rates, and medications for every phase of anesthesia, including emergency situations.
Note: The dosage calculator only mentions medications used in Banfield hospitals.
Anesthesia machine checklist
Follow and complete this checklist before every general anesthesia procedure.
Note: The machine checklist only mentions machines used in Banfield hospitals. If your machines differ, it may be useful as a template to create your own checklist.
Pre-induction time out checklist
Aimed at facilitating communication among the anesthesia team, the attending veterinarian and dedicated monitoring associate follow and complete this checklist prior to every anesthetic procedure.
Established guidelines from pre-anesthesia to recovery
Help your veterinary team improve concordance with Banfield’s established guidelines for anesthesia procedures.
Preanesthetic evaluation
A complete evaluation should entail a physical examination, a review of patient history, clinical pathology testing and determination of ASA status. Use this outline of key procedural and reference materials to get the support you need during the clinical decision process.
Induction and intubation
The induction phase of general anesthesia is a critical time, so it’s imperative that the team member(s) providing anesthesia have all the necessary equipment ready and properly checked.
Monitoring job aid
Use this job aid to help your team capture key information during each procedure and keep quality medical record documentation.
Recovery
Most post-operative mortality occurs within the first three hours of recovery from anesthesia, and continuous monitoring will help you quickly identify complications and intervene.
CPR poster for urgent intervention
We recommend keeping charts and other resuscitation aids accessible and visible in areas where CPA may occur. Print this poster and display it in procedure areas and surgery suites as initial guides for urgent intervention.
CPA and ALS (Advanced Life Support)
Cognitive aids (checklists, algorithms, and dosing charts) have been shown to improve compliance with CPR guidelines. Use this job aid to help you deliver Cardiopulmonary Arrest care and Advanced Life Support in the event of an emergency.
Protocol quick reference guide
Banfield’s quick guides are based on peer-reviewed literature and are reviewed by board-certified veterinary specialists in anesthesiology and internal medicine.Note that these materials are never meant to be followed blindly and the anesthesia team remains responsible for making decisions in the best interest of each patient.
Please see our Anesthesia and Analgesia for the Veterinary Practitioner: Canine and Feline books for complete information on protocol selection and individualized patient care. See more about our books
Samples from our protocol quick reference guide
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