Manual of Small Animal Surgery

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.
Key Features

# 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, including: 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.

Table of Contents

I. General Surgical Principles 1. Principles of Surgical Asepsis 2. Sterilization and Disinfection 3. Surgical Facilities, Equipment, and Personnel 4. Care and Maintenance of the Surgical Environment 5. Preoperative Assessment of the Surgical Patient 6. Preparation of the Operative Site 7. Preparation of the Surgical Team 8. Surgical Instrumentation 9. Biomaterials, Suturing, and Hemostasis 10. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Selection 11. Postoperative Care of the Surgical Patient 12. Treatment of Perioperative Pain II. Soft Tissue Surgery 13. Surgery of the Integumentary System 14. Surgery of the Ear 15. Surgery of the Abdominal Cavity 16. Surgery of the Digestive System 17. Surgery of the Liver 18. Surgery of the Extrahepatic Biliary System 19. Surgery of the Endocrine System 20. Surgery of the Hemolymphatic System 21. Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter 22. Surgery of the Urinary Bladder and Urethra 23. Surgery of the Reproductive and Genital Systems 24. Surgery of the Cardiovascular System 25. Surgery of the Upper Respiratory System 26. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Lungs and Thoracic Wall 27. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Pleural Cavity and Diaphragm III. Orthopedics 28. Fundamentals of Orthopedic Surgery and Fracture Management 29. Management of Specific Fractures 30. Management of Joint Diseases 31. Management of Muscle and Tendon Injury or Disease 32. Other Diseases of Bones and Joints IV. Neurosurgery 33. Fundamentals of Neurosurgery 34. Surgery of the Cervical Spine 35. Surgery of the Thoracolumbar Spine 36. Surgery of the Lumbosacral Spine 37. Nonsurgical Diseases of the Spine