The dvm360® surgery page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on the latest in veterinary surgery. This page consists of videos, interviews, articles, podcasts, and research on the advancements and developments of therapies for surgery, and more.
July 8th 2024
At the AVMA Convention in Austin, Texas, a veterinarian discusses when—and if—a dog should be sterilized
ACVS Surgery STAT: Tips for reducing the pain of amputations in dogs
June 1st 2008Amputation is a painful procedure, so aggressive, multimodal analgesia is necessary. The patient should receive a premedication that includes a pure mu agonist opioid such as morphine, fentanyl, oxymorphone or hydromorphone.
3 reconstruction techniques to close problem wounds
June 1st 2008Three beneficial reconstructive surgery techniques--the adjustable horizontal mattress suture, the mesh skin graft, and punch grafts in pockets--are underused by practitioners. These techniques require no special equipment and are easily accomplished.
Brightheart Veterinary Centers acquires Cleveland specialty hospital
May 1st 2008Cleveland - 5/1/2008 - BrightHeart Veterinary Centers completed an acquisition of Great Lakes Veterinary Specialists (formerly, the Veterinary Referral Clinic), a full-service advanced-care and emergency veterinary hospital in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
Stem-cell therapy shows promise for horse soft-tissue injury, disease
May 1st 2008While interest and controversy swirl around stem-cell use for treating human spinal-chord injuries and diseases ranging from diabetes to Parkinson's, veterinary medicine has been investigating stem-cell use for a variety of animal conditions and diseases.