A comprehensive and up-to-date guide in emergency surgical intervention for veterinary professionals



Small Animal Surgical Emergencies, Second Edition continues to be an important resource focusing on surgical emergencies, combining the work of surgical specialists and critical care specialists, and filling a void in educating and informing veterinarians.



The new edition of this book provides updated information on an array of topics such as preoperative stabilization, new and innovative treatment options, and aftercare. Each chapter covers step-by-step information on emergency stabilization, diagnostic approach, operative techniques, postoperative care, common complications encountered in each case, and how to troubleshoot any such complication should they occur. It also offers simplified surgical techniques to ensure success and describes new and novel procedures throughout.



The Second Edition of Small Animal Surgical Emergencies features:

Nine new chapters covering operating room nursing tips, rectal prolapse, colonic torsion, surgical intervention post celiotomy, assisted enteral feeding tubes, open chest CPR, managing complications of skin flaps and grafts, incisional infection, and joint luxations
Many chapters are written in collaboration by experts in small animal surgery and critical care, combining these practices in one important resource
Relevant anatomy, imaging, and full-color illustrations and drawings incorporated into each chapter
Inclusion of case presentations, when relevant


An important tool for small animal general practitioners, veterinary surgeons, critical care specialists, as well as veterinary nurses and operating room technicians, Small Animal Surgical Emergencies, Second Edition is a crucial resource for this constantly evolving branch of veterinary medicine.





ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Lillian R. Aronson, VMD, DACVS, is Professor of Surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.




Contributors

Acknowledgements

About the Companion Website

Preface



Section I: Gastrointestinal System



1 Triage and Initial Stabilization of the Emergency Small Animal Surgical Patient

2 Operating Room Nursing Tips for Emergency Surgical Procedures

3 Emergency Stabilization of the Acute Abdomen Patient

4 Esophageal Foreign Bodies

5 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies

6 Intussusception

7 Rectal Prolapse

8 Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus

9 Intestinal Volvulus

10 Colonic Torsion

11 Peritonitis

12 Surgical Intervention Post-Celiotomy

13 Biliary Emergencies

14 Hemoperitoneum

15 True Abdominal Hernias

16 Traumatic and Incisional Hernias

17 Perineal Hernias

18 Pancreatic Abscessation

19 Hepatic Emergencies

20 Bleeding Gastrointestinal Ulcers

21 Assisted Enteral Feeding Tubes





Section IIa: Urinary System Urinary Tract Trauma



22 Stabilization of the Uremic Patient

23 Renal and Ureteral Injury

24 Approach to the Uroabdomen

25 Urethral Injury





Section IIb: Urinary System Urinary Obstruction



26 Ureteral Obstruction

27 Urethral Obstruction





Section IIIa: Respiratory System Upper Airway Disease



28 Stabilization Techniques for Patients with an Upper Respiratory Obstruction

29 Tracheostomy

30 Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome

31 Laryngeal Paralysis

32 Laryngeal Trauma

33 Tracheal Collapse





Section IIIb: Respiratory System Pleural Space Disease



34 Stabilization Techniques for Patients with Pleural Space Disease

35 Diaphragmatic Hernia

36 Pyothorax

37 Hemothorax

38 Pneumothorax

39 Lung Lobe Torsion

40 Surgical Approach to the Thoracic Cavity





Section IIIc: Respiratory System Chest Wall Disease



41 Stabilization Techniques for Patients with Chest Wall Disease

42 Pectus Excavatum

43 Flail Chest





Section IV: Cardiovascular System



44 Pacemaker Therapy

45 Pericardial Effusion

46 Open-Chest Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation





Section V: Reproductive System



47 Cesarean Section

48 Pyometra

49 Penile and Testicular Emergencies

50 Prostatic Abscessation

51 Uterine and Vaginal Prolapse





Section VI: Wound Management



52 Bite Wounds

53 Burn Injury

54 Penetrating Injury in the Dog and Cat

55 Necrotizing Fasciitis

56 Degloving and Shear Injuries

57 Skin Flaps and Grafts: Managing Complications

58 Incisional Infections





Section VII: Ocular Emergencies



59 Ocular Emergencies





Section VIII: Oral Surgical Emergencies



60 Oral Surgical Emergencies





Section IX: Orthopedic Emergencies



61 Approach to the Septic Joint

62 Surgical Management of Open Fractures

63 Traumatic Joint Luxation and Reduction



Index