Reduce the risk of anesthetic complications with one simple test in just 20 minutes.

Blood work is just part of the picture for reducing anesthetic risk in your patients.

A Preanesthetic Screen ECG from IDEXX Telemedicine is a fast, easy and cost-effective way to assess the cardiac risk of anesthesia.

• Within 20 minutes of submitting the ECG, you’ll know about any abnormalities that could cause complications under anesthesia.
• Our specialists in cardiology, internal medicine, and emergency and critical care will indicate if the ECG screen results may suggest altering your course of managing the case.

"We routinely utilize IDEXX’s ECG service to ensure the safety of our patients undergoing anesthesia. Their process is fast, easy and reliable; and their technicians are friendly and always willing to help in any way they can."

Recent retrospective analysis of canine and feline Preanesthetic Screen ECGs indicated that 1 in 12 dogs (8.3%) and 1 in 8 cats (12.0%) had abnormalities.* Abnormalities included atrial and ventricular premature contractions, atrioventricular block and atrioventricular fibrillation.

"The preanesthetic ECG is an inexpensive, convenient test that can be the first indication of occult feline and canine cardiomyopathy. It may identify normal (e.g. sinus arrhythmia) and pathological arrhythmias (e.g. ventricular premature contractions) that will determine if the patient should be anesthetized, if the anesthesia protocol should be altered, or if the patient requires therapy prior to anesthesia."

* Data on file at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.