title: Anesthesia for patients with dehydration/hypovolemia.
abstract: Anesthetic drugs normally depress cardiovascular function and in a patient that is already dehydrated and hypovolemic can cause severe hypotension. Reestablishing intravascular volume with a balanced salt solution can return cardiovascular function to normal, and anesthesia must not be induced until the animal has been stabilized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ludders
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D003681:Dehydration / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012769:Shock / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*