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Anesthesia for patients with dehydration/hypovolemia
1Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca.
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.