Manual of Small Animal Surgery

by Theresa Welch Fossum

Heres a handy reference that provides the most salient information students and practitioners need to know about common surgeries. Following the text chapter by chapter and providing page cross references to corresponding sections in the parent text, the manual is largely in outline form, supplemented with over 100 summary tables. Content emphasis will be primarily on general considerations for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care.

* Includes hundreds of tables and boxes, highlighting important information. * Provides page cross references to corresponding sections in parent text for more in-depth discussion of anatomy, pathophysiology and surgical variations. * Presents specific disorders with discussions of assessment, diagnosis, medical management and surgical treatment. * Emphasizes general considerations for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, Definitions, Preoperative concerns, Anesthetic considerations, Antibiotics, Surgical anatomy considerations, General techniques used, Wound healing, Suture materials/instruments, Postoperative care, Complications, Age and breed considerations * Includes anesthesia and drug protocols highlighted throughout for easy access.

1014 pages, Paperback

Published January 15, 2000