• Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery offers a thorough introduction to the surgical principles essential to good veterinary practice. With many high-quality pencil drawings and clinical photographs to complement the detailed descriptions, the book is a useful resource for building basic surgery skills. Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery is designed to provide a grounding in the foundations of veterinary surgical practice and an understanding of the practical application of surgical techniques.

    Covering topics ranging from assessment and surgical pack preparation to aseptic technique and postoperative pain management, the book is a valuable reference for surgical procedure training in veterinary or veterinary technician schools, and serves as a refresher for veterinarians and technicians in practice.

  • Contributors

    Preface

    Acknowledgments

    Chapter 1. Preoperative Patient Assessment
    Elizabeth A. Swanson and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 2. Basic Small Animal Anesthesia
    John R. Dodam and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 3. Asepsis in Small Animal Surgery
    Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 4 Antibiotic Use in Small Animal Surgery
    Elizabeth A. Swanson and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 5. Basic Surgical Instruments
    Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 6. Pack Preparation for Sterilization
    Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 7. Operating Room Protocol
    Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 8. Surgical Attire
    Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 9. Scrubbing, Gowning, and Gloving
    Hun-Young Yoon and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 10. Surgical Preparation and Animal Positioning
    Hun-Young Yoon and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 11. Surgical Draping
    Hun-Young Yoon and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 12. Instrument Handling
    Hun-Young Yoon and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 13. Surgical Knot Tying
    Hun-Young Yoon and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 14. Suture Materials and Basic Suture Patterns
    Carlos H. de M. Souza and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 15. Basic Wound Healing and Wound Closure
    Carlos H. de M. Souza and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 16. Surgical Hemostasis
    Elizabeth A. Swanson and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 17. Surgical Tubes and Drains
    Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 18. Canine Ovariohysterectomy
    Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 19. Postoperative Pain Management
    John P. Punke and Fred Anthony Mann

    Chapter 20. Patient Aftercare and Followup
    Elizabeth A. Swanson and Fred Anthony Mann

  • Fred Anthony Mann, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ACVECC is Director of Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care Services, Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery Service Chief, and Small Animal Surgery/Neurology Instructional Leader at University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.

    Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, DVM, PhD, mult. Drhc is Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Medical Illustrator in the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.

    Hun-Young Yoon, DVM, MS, PhD is a Research Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science Research Institute at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea

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