Manual of Small Animal Surgery

By Theresa Welch Fossum and Cheryl S. Hedlund

Book Overview

Heres a handy reference that provides the most salient information students and practitioners need to know about common surgeries. Following the text chapter by chapter and providing page cross references to corresponding sections in the parent text, the manual is largely in outline form, supplemented with over 100 summary tables. Content emphasis will be primarily on general considerations for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care.

* Includes hundreds of tables and boxes, highlighting important information. * Provides page cross references to corresponding sections in parent text for more in-depth discussion of anatomy, pathophysiology and surgical variations. * Presents specific disorders with discussions of assessment, diagnosis, medical management and surgical treatment. * Emphasizes general considerations for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, including: Definitions, Preoperative concerns, Anesthetic considerations, Antibiotics, Surgical anatomy considerations, General techniques used, Wound healing, Suture materials/instruments, Postoperative care, Complications, Age and breed considerations * Includes anesthesia and drug protocols highlighted throughout for easy access.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323005624
• ISBN13: 9780323005623
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 1014 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.5" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

Useful surgical text

This book contains excellent descriptions of most procedures required in general practice. Good diagrams and has a better orthopaedic section than other texts. Should be in library of all general practices.

The standard...

Before my first spay, I watched the demonstration video a few times, read over my spay manual a few times....but reading the procedure over in Fossum upped my confidence in remembering each step. I've used this book to clarify certain procedures mentioned in my classes, and it has helped me so much conceptually. The illustrations are great and provide a great model to accompany the instructions. It's a standard for any vet student!

terrific book

The best surgery book out there. Detailed, full-color drawings give me confidence that I can actually do the procedure. I did my first GDV last week with this book!

Even better than the first edition

A must have for any practitioner. The first edition was great, replacing my 2 volume Slatter's, the second edition is even better! Other authors should learn from this reference, provide the information needed and include terrific pictures and drawings!

Great Book!!

Great Book!! Very useful to the practicing small animal vet for daily reference. The pictures and explainations of procedures are the easiest to understand that I have ever seen.