Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery

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Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery offers a candid examination of real-life mistakes and mishaps encountered while operating on veterinary patients.

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--[endif]-->Discusses mistakes in a wide range of situations, ranging from commonplace to unusual

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--[endif]-->Presents a realistic view of veterinary surgery, including how to live with mistakes

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes on Contributors vii

Acknowledgments ix

Preface xi

1 ?

€œCan?

€™t You Do Anything Right?

?

€: The Shocking Realization That I Was Not Perfect 1

2 Beastly Bellies 5

3 The Friday Night Special: Or Why Do Patients Become Critical Just Before the Weekend?

15

4 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: When to Refer and What Do You Do When Referral Is Not an Option?

27

5 Courage, Mystery, and Awe: The Intangibles of Being a Veterinary Doctor 39
Julie M.

Meadows

6 Placed on Earth to Test Us: The Not]So]Humble Spay 43
Catherine F.

Le Bars

7 ?

€œOops!

?

€: Not a Good Word to Hear During Surgery 47

8 Learning the Hard Way: Student, Resident, Teacher 57

9 ?

€œBut I Don?

€™t Want to Look Stupid ?

€?

?

€: How to Let Others Help You 65

10 ?

€œIt Didn?

€™t Look Like That on Paper!

?

€: When Textbooks Let Us Down 73

11 ?

€œIt Will Be Interesting to See Whether That Works?

€: How to Be a Creative Surgeon 83

12 When the Unthinkable Happens: Mishaps, Mis]steps, and Medical Errors 95

13 Things Went South ?

€“ Now What?

103

14 ?

€œThere?

€™s Got to Be a Morning After?

€: Things Went Wrong ?

€“ Now Live With It 111

15 One Leg Too Many: Patients Who Lost Limbs 121

16 Reconstruction Rescue: When the Hole Just Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger 133

17 ?

€œWhy Is Sam Straining?

?

€: Iatrogenic Strictures and Stray Oddities 143

18 ?

€œAn Alien in My Waiting Room?

€: Everyday Occurences of the Unexpected and Unbelievable 155

19 Rewind: What Would I Do Differently If I Had the Chance?

167

Index 171