Veterinary Surgical Techniques

Download or read book Veterinary Surgical Techniques written by Kumar Amresh and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is basically meant as a practical guide to the students of Veterinary Surgery and as a reference book for practicing Veterinary Surgeons. It comprises 18 chapters dealing with surgical restraint; fluid and electrolyte balance before, during and after surgery; use of ideal analgesic and anesthetic agents and techniques; pre-operative, operative and post-operative considerations; suture and suture materials; various surgical instruments used in surgery; techniques of various operations; use of chemotherapeutic agents to combat infection; fracture repair and management of wounds and injuries. Detailed discussion on these topics of clinical importance has been included in the book. Surgery of various organs has been given in the form of exercises, which comprises indications, sites of operation, control and anesthesia, surgical anatomy and techniques of operation. The book contains 407 pages and more than 150 illustrations. Appropriate illustrations have been included to supplement the text, which mostly pertain to instruments, restraint procedures, suture and knots, and surgical techniques of various organs in a step by step sequence. The book will be of use to veterinary students for their education and to practitioners as a guide for their day to day practice.