Surgery & Wound Management

Can a simple safety checklist reduce veterinary surgical complications?

Studies in both human and veterinary medicine have shown that implementing surgical safety checklists can reduce postoperative complications. Perhaps it's time to try it in your practice?

Use this printable handout to help veterinary clients understand what's happening with their pet's joint, and how it can be repaired.

Try this overview of surgical repair options to brush up your knowledge.

People ask me why I pay to volunteer to provide veterinary services thousands of miles from home. My simple answer? Because it makes me feel good.

Commonly prescribed drug not associated with improvement when compared with NSAID.

The team at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute gets to diagnosis and treatment quicklyand they say it makes all the difference.

This textbook veterinary surgery went according to textbookuntil the patient didnt wake up.

Our article collections will get you up to speed on these sometimes glossed over topics in veterinary school.

What makes all the difference in this surgical procedure to treat recurrent laryngeal neuropathy? Two holes in the cartilage and a stainless-steel button.

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From autoclavable shoes to less-mess cautery, veterinary surgeon Dr. Jennifer Wardlaw shares a few of her favorite surgical solutions.

With the right tools and technique, you can avoid general anesthesia and still provide adequate analgesia during surgery. Here's your guide to several nerve blocks in your veterinary equine patients.

Large-breed dogs need a little extra TLC sometimes. Here are three products to make their lives easier.

Three veterinarians make a case for onychectomy in certain circumstances.

After a successful, albeit challenging, patent ductus arteriosus procedure, a 3-month-old, 2-lb Chihuahua is believed to be Auburn's smallest veterinary patient to undergo the surgery to date.

Hey, veterinary professional: If you have a few free minutes, this quiz is minimally time-invasive, and the prognosis for learning something interesting is excellent.

This simple procedure ensures adequate nutrition for postsurgical feline patients-which can speed recovery time and minimize hospitalization.

A new study shows that intervention with pimobendan may be helpful in asymptomatic dogs with structural cardiac changes.

Your postoperative veterinary patients will thank you if you consider this fourth key element of their well-being.

Declawing is a barbaric procedure that violates bioethical principles and sets feline patients on a path to chronic maladaptive pain.

A 10-year-old spayed female domestic shorthaired cat was presented with polyuria, kidney disease and an abdominal tumor. See how the Clinical Rounds team produced a life-saving outcome in this case.

Some thoughts from an anesthesia super vet tech on making sure it's just another normal day in the surgery suite.

Procedure, which can be performed humanely, keeps cats in homes and humans safe from scratch-related risks.

Many clients want the easiest or cheapest solutionbut its not that simple, says Dr. David Dycus. Each decision has to be made on a case-by-case basis.