Anestesia em paciente pediátrico canino submetido à toracotomia para correção cirúrgica de persistência do quarto aórtico direito - Relato de caso

Abstract

The Mandatory Supervised Internship (ESO) is the last period of the mandatory curriculum of the Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE). During this period, the routine of a certain area of veterinary medicine is experienced in order to improve and put into practice the knowledge acquired during graduation. The present work aims to report the experience at ESO, held from February 14, 2022 to May 04, 2022, completing a total of 420 hours at the Harmonia Veterinary Hospital - Casa Forte Unit, in the city of Recife; and to report a case of anesthesia in a thoracic surgery procedure in a canine pediatric patient for correction of the persistence of the right aortic arch. The anesthetic protocol used consisted of methadone, propofol, intercostal nerve block with bupivacaine, infusion of remifentanil in association with ketamine in the trans-anesthetic, infusion of fentanyl with ketamine in the post-anesthetic, among other drugs. The necessary care was taken taking into account the age group of the patient and the type of procedure to which it was submitted. During the anesthetic-surgical procedure, the patient did not present any complications, nor did it show any discomfort in the postoperative period.