Caesarean sections are high-pressure procedures where anaesthetic decisions directly influence both maternal stability and neonatal viability. In this webinar, we will discuss the practical approach to managing these patients, from pre-operative stabilisation and patient assessment through to induction, maintenance, analgesia, monitoring, and recovery. Topics include drug selection with consideration for placental transfer, optimisation of cardiovascular and respiratory function, neonatal resuscitation, and effective communication within the surgical team. The session will focus on practical, evidence-based strategies that can be applied in everyday clinical practice to help improve outcomes for both the dam and her offspring.
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Niamh Clancy
Niamh Clancy Dip AVN (SA) DipHE CVN Dip VN PgCert VetEd FHEA RVN
Niamh Graduated from University College Dublin in 2011 with her diploma in veterinary nursing, she then moved to the UK and obtained her advanced diploma in 2015 from Myerscough College. She obtained her PG Cert in veterinary education in 2019 from the Royal Veterinary College. She currently works as an anaesthesia RVN at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals and a Senior Teaching Fellow for the School of Veterinary Nursing at the Royal Veterinary College. She is Deputy Co-Course Director for the postgraduate and graduate certificates in advanced veterinary nursing offered by the RVC. She created and is the module leader for the anaesthesia and analgesia designation. She is also the module leader for the anaesthesia module of the undergraduate veterinary nursing course. Niamh is also the editor and a contributor for the textbook “The Veterinary Nurses’ Practical Guide to Small Animal Anaesthesia”.
Niamh enjoys teaching practical anaesthesia skills and a systematic approach to complications that can arise when monitoring general anaesthesia. She also has an interest in pain assessment and management.
