This book is a comprehensive yet practical reference, providing hands-on information essential to veterinarians and veterinary technicians involved in emergency and critical care. Written by an expert team of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, this well-referenced book offers step-by-step protocols for performing advanced emergency and critical care procedures and monitoring techniques. 884 p. Contents include:

• Section I Introduction
• Section II Cardiovascular
• Section III Respiratory
• Section IV Urinary and abdominal
• Section V Nutrition
• Section VI Analgesia and anesthesia
• Section VII Clinicopathologic techniques
• Section VIII Infection control
• Section IX Specific nursing considerations.

• Jamie M. Burkitt Creedon, Editor. DVM, DACVECC, Chief of the Emergency and Critical Care Service. Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Cherry Hill, NJ (USA).
• Harold Davis, Editor. RVT, VTS (ECC), Manager of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Service. William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of the University of California-Davis, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, CA (USA).
  
   
• Publication dates: 2012-06 (print); 2012-04 (electronic format).