title: Partial intravenous anesthesia in cats and dogs.
abstract: The partial intravenous anesthesia technique (PIVA) is used to lower the inspired concentration of an inhalational anesthetic by concurrent use of injectable drugs. This technique reduces the incidence of undesirable side-effects and provides superior quality of anesthesia and analgesia. Drugs commonly used for PIVA include opioids, alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, injectable anesthetic agents, and lidocaine. Most are administered by intravenous infusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Tanya.duke@usask.ca
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Duke
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous