Lydia Love

Bio

Dr. Lydia Love is a clinically focused veterinary anesthesiologist working to practice, promote, and teach excellence in perioperative care. She has worked in veterinary medicine for more than two decades in a variety of positions, including small animal general practice, nonprofit high volume spay/neuter, private referral practice, and academia. She has been a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia since 2010.

Area(s) of Expertise

Veterinary Anesthesia
Veterinary Analgesia
Patient Safety Culture

Publications

• The Veterinary Student Survey on Patient Safety Culture (VSSPSC): A Quantitative and Qualitative Exploration of American Veterinary Students’ Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture , Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (2024)
• Veterinary Anaesthesia Curricula Beliefs and Practices , Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (2024)
• Veterinary students' attitudes toward anesthesiology as a specialty , VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA (2024)
• Comparative growth dynamics of bacterial and fungal contaminants in bupivacaine liposomal injectable suspension, bupivacaine 0.5%, and propofol , PLOS ONE (2023)
• Patient safety culture is needed in veterinary medicine , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2023)
• Ventricular arrhythmias during anesthesia in a juvenile German Shepherd Dog , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2023)
• Pharmacokinetics of intravenous, oral transmucosal, and intranasal buprenorphine in healthy male dogs , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS (2022)
• Assessment of Safety Culture at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the United States , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2021)
• Risk factors associated with hypoxaemia in horses undergoing general anaesthesia: A retrospective study , EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL (2021)
• Perioperative physiology and pharmacology in the obese small animal patient. , Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia (2014)

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