Small animal soft tissue surgery / Donald A. Yool (Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Scotland).
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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (viii, 394 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- Veterinary surgery
- Pets -- Surgery
- Surgery, Veterinary -- methods
- Pets -- surgery
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, (New March 2000)
- Animal Surgery and Non-drug Therapy, (New March 2000)
- Engineering and Equipment (General)
- Techniques and Methodology
- Pets and Companion Animals
- Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals
- Abdomen
- Animal tissues
- Antibiotics
- Decision making
- Digestive system
- Digestive tract
- Ears
- Endocrine system
- Head
- Hernia
- Larynx
- Liver
- Neck
- Neoplasms
- Nutritional support
- Ovaries
- Peritonitis
- Pleura
- Preoperative care
- Respiratory system
- Skin
- Small animal practice
- Soft tissues
- Spleen
- Surgery
- Surgical equipment
- Surgical instruments
- Surgical operations
- Suture
- Suture techniques
- Sutures
- Techniques
- Testes
- Thorax
- Trachea
- Urinary tract
- Uterus
- Veterinary practice
- Wounds
- LL882
- LL884
- NN000
- ZZ900
- LL070
- LL860
- 636.089/7 23
- SF911 .Y66 2012eb
This book is comprised of 6 parts providing an introduction to the fundamentals of small animal soft tissue surgery, core principles that underpin all surgery and key areas of general soft tissue surgery undertaken in general small animal practice. Emphasis is given on the current veterinary practice, application of basic principles and importance of patient assessment and appropriate decision making. Topics discussed include basic surgical principles, wound management and reconstructive surgery, abdominal surgery, head and neck surgery, endocrine surgery and principles of thoracic surgery.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Applying halsteds principles -- Prophylactic, perioperative antimicrobials -- Suture materials, staples, and tissue adhesive -- Suture patterns and knots -- Surgical instruments -- Nutritional support -- Wound management -- Reconstructive surgery -- Oncological surgery and skin tumours -- Principles of abdominal surgery -- Hernias and ruptures -- Gastrointestinal surgery -- Peritonitis management and the 'acute abdomen' -- Ovarian and uterine surgery -- Testicular surgery -- Urinary tract surgery -- Splenic surgery -- Hepatic surgery -- Ear surgery -- Upper respiratory tract, laryngeal, and tracheal surgery -- Upper digestive tract surgery -- Endocrine surgery -- Management of pleural disease -- Principles of thoracic surgery.
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