title: Basics of mechanical ventilation for dogs and cats.
abstract: Respiratory failure may occur due to hypoventilation or hypoxemia. Regardless of the cause, emergent anesthesia and intubation, accompanied by positive pressure ventilation, may be necessary and life saving. Long-term mechanical ventilation requires some specialized equipment and knowledge; however, short-term ventilation can be accomplished without the use of an intensive care unit ventilator, and can provide oxygen supplementation and carbon dioxide removal in critical patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hopper
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*