Feline Soft Tissue and General Surgery
Langley-Hobbs, Sorrel J.
Demetriou, Jackie.
Ladlow, Jane F..
London : Elsevier Health Sciences UK,
2013.
Provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date summary of all available information on all aspects of feline general and oncological surgery.   Gives detailed practical information on how to operate on cats with medical conditions, internal disease and neoplasia.    Gives access to website showing videoclips of key surgical procedures.   International author team offers worldwide expertise and appeal.   Lavish full-colour line drawings and photographs throughout.  
Description based upon print version of record.
Front cover; Half title page; Dedication; Feline Soft Tissue and General Surgery; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1 The perioperative period; Section 1_text; 1 Preoperative assessment for surgery; Arrival and history taking; History taking; Physical examination; Handling and acclimatization; Blood pressure measurement; Head-to-tail examination; Problem-based patient assessment; Preoperative laboratory database; The minimum database; Retrovirus testing; Coagulation testing; Screening for heritable defects; Screening for acquired defects
Tests of primary hemostasisTests of secondary hemostasis; Special considerations for  pre-existing conditions; Current medications and  antimicrobial prophylaxis; Anemia and hypoproteinemia; Specific considerations for  organs systems; Skin and adnexa; Gastrointestinal disease; Intestinal obstruction; Antimicrobial therapy in intestinal surgery; Hepatobiliary disease; Genitourinary disease; Chronic kidney disease; Urethral obstruction/urinary tract rupture; Cardiorespiratory conditions; Thoracic trauma; Head and neck; Hyperthyroidism; References; 2 Anesthesia and analgesia for general surgery
General considerationsSedation; Anesthesia; New drugs; Tramadol; Robenacoxib; Anti-epileptic medication; Fluid administration; Emergency resuscitation; Systemic and metabolic disorders; Anemia; Hypoproteinemia; Diabetes; Obesity; Skin and adnexa; Brachial plexus block; Femoral nerve block; Sciatic nerve block; Wound catheter infusion systems; Abdominal surgery; Epidural anesthesia; Gastrointestinal disease; Hepatobiliary disease; Urogenital disease; Chronic renal failure; Urethral obstruction or bladder rupture; Postoperative oliguria; Prepubertal neutering; Cesarean section; Thoracic surgery
ThoracotomyMonitoring during thoracotomy; Analgesia; Intercostal nerve block; Interpleural anesthesia; Cardiovascular disease; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM); Traumatic myocarditis  (myocardial contusion); Congenital cardiac diseases; Head and neck surgery; Local anesthetics and nerve blocks; Infraorbital nerve block; Mental nerve block; Mandibular nerve block; Brain surgery; Intracranial pressure; Anesthesia; Postoperative anesthesia; Analgesia for brain surgery; References; 3 Postoperative monitoring and management  of complications; Daily inpatient monitoring; Using the SOAP protocol
Data collectionAssessment; Plan; Fluid therapy; Route of fluid administration; Volume of fluid administration; Rate of fluid administration; Fluid composition; Electrolyte abnormalities; Hypokalemia; Hyperkalemia; Hyponatremia; Hypernatremia; Hypocalcemia; Hypophosphatemia; Postoperative anemia; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Infection; Shock; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis and septic shock; Clinical features of SIRS and sepsis in cats; Management considerations for  the septic cat; Other types of shock; References; 4 Postoperative nursing care
Recovery from anesthesia
Provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date summary of all available information on all aspects of feline general and oncological surgery.   Gives detailed practical information on how to operate on cats with medical conditions, internal disease and neoplasia.    Gives access to website showing videoclips of key surgical procedures.   International author team offers worldwide expertise and appeal.   Lavish full-colour line drawings and photographs throughout.  
Cats -- Diseases.
Cats -- Surgery.
Veterinary medicine.
Veterinary oncology.
Cats
Cats
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary oncology
Diseases
Animal Diseases
Cat Diseases
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Neoplasms
Health & Biological Sciences
Veterinary Medicine