Medical and Surgical Management of the Brain-Injured Pet
Chapter 35 Medical and Surgical Management of the Brain-Injured Pet Curtis W. Dewey and Daniel J. Fletcher Severe brain injury in dogs and cats is an unfortunately frequent occurrence and…
Open Fractures
Chapter 42 Open Fractures Ralph P. Millard and Heather A. Towle An open fracture is one in which fractured bone is exposed to environmental contamination resulting from disruption of soft…
Metabolism and Nutritional Needs of Surgical Patients
Chapter 8 Metabolism and Nutritional Needs of Surgical Patients Daniel L. Chan In people, nutritional status is an important determinant of outcome after surgery, and a clear association has been…
Surgical Hemostasis
Chapter 19 Surgical Hemostasis Davina M. Anderson In modern surgery, we are well aware that surgical technique has an effect on patient survival and postoperative outcome. Good surgical technique was…
Biopsy General Principles
Chapter 21 Biopsy General Principles MaryAnn G. Radlinsky Biopsies are performed to determine the presence or extent of disease present in sampled tissue. Samples may be required for histopathologic diagnosis,…
Neurologic Examination and Neuroanatomic Diagnosis
Chapter 26 Neurologic Examination and Neuroanatomic Diagnosis Scott J. Schatzberg, Marc Kent and Simon R. Platt The past 10 years have been marked by a dramatic increase in the availability…
Wound Infections and Antimicrobial Use
Chapter 10 Wound Infections and Antimicrobial Use Dorothy Cimino Brown Surgical site infection remains a serious problem despite the use of modern principles of preoperative preparation of animals and surgeons,…
Stem Cells and Regenerative Therapy
Chapter 4 Stem Cells and Regenerative Therapy Lisa A. Fortier and Rocky S. Tuan Stem Cells in Regenerative Surgical Strategy Stem cells hold tremendous promise for the treatment of many…
Monitoring for Surgical Infection
Chapter 15 Monitoring for Surgical Infection J. Scott Weese Infection control is an important but often overlooked aspect of patient care and hospital management. The field of hospital infection control…
Sterilization
Chapter 12 Sterilization Walter C. Renberg Appropriate understanding and implementation of sterilization techniques are vital to successful surgical practice. Sterilization is the process of destroying all microorganisms (including bacteria, viruses,…
