SA004 - Too Sick for Anesthesia? - They Probably Aren't! - Care of High-Risk Patients

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

Location: Mandalay Bay, Mandalay Bay A, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Presenter(s)

Ralph C. Harvey, DVM, MS, DACVAA (he/him/his)

Chair, Veterinary Advisory Board
PainTrace/BioTraceIT Corporation
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Handouts

Moderator(s)

Jackie Ott Jaakola

Executive Director
EVERYCAT HEALTH FOUNDATION
Wyckoff, NJ, United States

We give potentially lethal drugs to patients with severe injury and debilitating illnesses. We are rightly apprehensive but now can successfully manage many patients who would not have had a reasonable chance just a few years ago. Problem-based case management reduces morbidity and mortality for our patients and significantly reduces stress in our hospitals every day. We'll include a case-based discussion of potential problems for high-risk patients.

Learning Objectives:

Define problem-based case management
Identify protocols to mitigate potential problems for high-risk patients
Use case-based discussion to apply clinical information and improve treatment outcomes
Recognize special anesthetic concerns
Prioritize clinical responses