Table Of ContentFundamentals of
SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY
Fundamentals of
SMALL ANIMAL
SURGERY
Fred Anthony Mann
Gheorghe M. Constantinescu
Hun-Young Yoon
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
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Fundamentalsofsmallanimalsurgery/FredAnthonyMann,GheorgheM.Constantinescu,Hun-Young
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Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
Summary:“FundamentalsofSmallAnimalSurgeryoffersathoroughintroductiontothesurgical
principlesessentialtogoodveterinarypractice.Withmanyhigh-qualitylinedrawingsandclinical
photographstocomplementthedetaileddescriptions,thebookisausefulresourceforbuildingbasic
surgeryskills.Coveringtopicsrangingfromassessmentandsurgicalpackpreparationtoaseptictechniques
andpostoperativepainmanagement,thebookisavaluablereferenceforsurgicalproceduretrainingin
veterinaryorveterinarytechnicianschools,andservesasarefresherforveterinariansandtechniciansin
practice.”–Providedbypublisher.
ISBN978-0-7817-6118-5(pbk.:alk.paper) 1.Veterinarysurgery. 2.Petmedicine. I.Constantinescu,
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DEDICATIONS
We,theauthors,dedicatethistextbooktoallofthestudentswhowehavehadthepleasureoftrain-
ingintheartandscienceofsmallanimalsurgeryandtoallofthosecompanionanimalswhohave
benefittedfromtheirsurgicalskills.Theauthorsalsostatethefollowingindividualdedications.
I dedicate this textbook to my loving wife, Dr. Colette Wagner-Mann, my son, Lucas Mann, and
mydaughter,DanielleMann.Ithankthemfortheirlove,understanding,andpatienceasIhave
dedicatedenormousamountsoftimetoveterinarystudenteducation,includingtheproduction
ofthistextbook.
My contribution to this book as an anatomist and medical illustrator started long ago and was
encouragedbymywife,Dr.IleanaConstantinescu,whomIthankwarmlyforherunlimitedsupport,
understanding, and sacrifice. I dedicate this book to her, to my son Dr. Ra˘zvan Constantinescu
anddaughterAdinaKlima,andtheirfamilies.
Iwouldliketothankmywonderfulfamily,mywife,KyunghwaKim,andmyson,DongbinYoon,
fortheirsupportandencouragementduringproductionofthistextbook.
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CONTENTS
Contributors ix 7 Operating Room Protocol 45
Preface xi FredAnthonyMann
Acknowledgments xii
8 Surgical Attire 56
1 Preoperative Patient Assessment 3 FredAnthonyMann
ElizabethA.Swansonand
9 Scrubbing, Gowning, and
FredAnthonyMann
Gloving 63
2 Basic Small Animal Anesthesia 8 Hun-YoungYoonand
JohnR.DodamandFredAnthonyMann FredAnthonyMann
3 Asepsis in Small Animal Surgery 17 10 Surgical Preparation and Animal
FredAnthonyMann Positioning 83
Hun-YoungYoonand
4 Antibiotic Use in Small Animal
FredAnthonyMann
Surgery 21
ElizabethA.Swansonand 11 Surgical Draping 107
FredAnthonyMann Hun-YoungYoonand
FredAnthonyMann
5 Basic Surgical Instruments 25
FredAnthonyMann 12 Instrument Handling 128
Hun-YoungYoonand
6 Pack Preparation for Sterilization 35
FredAnthonyMann
FredAnthonyMann
∗Allpencildrawings(seeChapters5through14,16,17,and20)areoriginalandareillustratedbyDr.GheorgheM.Constantinescu.
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13 Surgical Knot Tying 143 17 Surgical Tubes and Drains 208
Hun-YoungYoonand FredAnthonyMann
FredAnthonyMann
18 Canine Ovariohysterectomy 277
14 Suture Materials and Basic Suture FredAnthonyMann
Patterns 155
19 Postoperative Pain
CarlosH.deM.SouzaandFredAnthony
Management 391
Mann
JohnP.PunkeandFredAnthonyMann
15 Basic Wound Healing and Wound
20 Patient Aftercare and Followup 406
Closure 176
ElizabethA.Swansonand
CarlosH.deM.SouzaandFredAnthony
FredAnthonyMann
Mann
16 Surgical Hemostasis 187 Index 420
ElizabethA.Swansonand
FredAnthonyMann
