Anesthetic complications can occur quickly and at any time during an anesthetic period, even in the healthy patient. This session will focus on common physiological abnormalities associated with anesthetic techniques, how to recognize them using your monitors, and the most current therapeutic interventions aimed at improving patient morbidity/mortality following these perturbations. Topics will include how to prioritize and emphasize life-threatening anesthetic issues including respiratory challenges such as hypoventilation, hypoxemia and airway obstruction, as well cardiovascular abnormalities including arrhythmias and hypotension; thermoregulatory concerns will also be addressed.

This session originally was presented at AVMA Convention 2026.

1.0 CE Credit
$15 AVMA/SAVMA Members
$30 Non-members