BSAVA Surgery Manuals

This manual provides a practical, up-to-date approach to head, neck and thoracic surgery in dogs and cats. The chapters flow from the required surgical instrumentation into surgery, starting at the oral cavity and nose and working caudally. Each chapter describes diagnosis and treatment, with step-by-step operative techniques for selected procedures. Chapter 11 features a video clip.

Emergency care is one of the most important areas of veterinary medicine. Building on the success of the previous editions, the international team of editors and authors have reviewed and updated the manual so that it reflects the continued growth in knowledge and understanding in this crucial area while remaining a highly practical resource. The introductory chapters, covering areas such as triage, catheterization and the assessment of shock and dyspnoea, sit alongside chapters that cover system specific emergencies, ranging from cardiac arrhythmias to uterine prolapse, and from corneal ulceration to fractures and luxations. The text is fully illustrated throughout.

Fracture management has developed rapidly since the first edition of this popular manual. Fully revised and updated, this second edition has increased focus on Operative Techniques and includes easy to follow guides with specially commissioned full-colour illustrations. New chapters address topics such as minimally invasive surgery, orthopaedic implants and bone grafts.

Veterinary ophthalmology remains a popular and rapidly expanding subject area. The first section of the manual covers examination and clinical techniques and includes chapters on ocular examination, diagnostic imaging and laboratory investigations. The second section focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of common ocular diseases and the final section provides a problem-orientated approach to common presentations, including anisocoria, blindness and the red and painful eye. This manual provides an accessible source of practical information for general practitioners, veterinary students, nurses and technicians.

Meticulous attention to the basic principles of surgery is critical if a good surgical outcome is to be achieved. Good surgeons are not those who are simply skilled at surgery, but those who ensure that every aspect of patient care is performed at the highest standard. Complications that arise following surgery are often attributable to a lack of understanding or appreciation of the importance of these basic principles. This manual provides a solid grounding in best practice for the basic principles of veterinary surgery, which will be particularly helpful for veterinary students, new graduates and veterinary nurses as well as any veterinary surgeon wishing to update their knowledge.

This manual is useful for all veterinary surgeons presented with a challenging wound. It provides information in a readily accessible manner on wound management and dressings of open wounds. The chapter on tension-relieving techniques is applicable to the management of small wounds treated in everyday practice, as well as larger wounds treated less often or on a more specialist basis. The understanding of local subdermal plexus flaps, axial pattern flaps and muscle flaps is enhanced with step-by-step descriptions of the surgical techniques, featuring specially commissioned full-colour illustrations. It is particularly important for veterinary surgeons not only to consider potential complications before treatment but also, importantly, to recognize when they occur and to provide appropriate management. Similarly, there are some specific wounds, such as axillary wounds or burns, that may require a different approach to management, such as omentalization, and these are also covered in detail. The international authors have used their many years of experience and expertise in wound management and reconstruction to produce a truly practical manual.