https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/14061/what-s-the-difference-between TIVA and top up anaesthesia? Any help would be great! thanks en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/115983?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:38:50 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:76336f1d-0908-4d51-bc30-e99f21de488bPhrin Vernon RVN<p>Nick = Awesome! <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Tonque_out_smiley.png" alt="Stick out tongue" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/115980?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:13:03 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8d149cf1-3cf6-4db4-8171-4b58f95d1b78chloehaddow<p>Hi Nick, thank you very much, another question you have answered for me! </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/115966?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:30:02 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8578a67c-1e97-409d-b21b-face0403cbc9Nick Shackleton <p>TIVA stands for Total Intra Venous Anaesthesia. Patient is usually intubated and supplied with oxygen but no inhalation agent. The patient remains anaesthetised with IV drugs, usually administered via a syringe driver. It is also given to patient that have to remain sedated such as those in status epileptic seizures and are given a propofol infusion. </p> <p> Top up anaesthesia is where the patient is given incremental doses and topped up as required. The difference is that with top up you given them inhalation agents with top up This is my understanding of the terminology</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>