Pitfalls in veterinary surgery / edited by Geraldine B. Hunt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunt, Geraldine B., editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterinary surgery.

Veterinary surgery--Complications.

Surgical Procedures, Operative--veterinary.

Surgical Procedures, Operative--adverse effects.

Medical Errors--veterinary.

Surgery, Veterinary.

Medical Subjects:

Surgical Procedures, Operative--veterinary.

Surgical Procedures, Operative--adverse effects.

Medical Errors--veterinary.

Surgery, Veterinary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2017.

System Details:

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Summary:

Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery offers a candid examination of real-life mistakes and mishaps encountered while operating on veterinary patients. Written by a surgeon with over thirty years of experience, the book is a highly readable and entertaining, yet informative, account of common errors that can occur in the veterinary operating room. Allowing readers to learn from the author's mistakes, the book offers a thoughtful reflection on how to avoid these common errors. Each chapter tackles a different category of mistakes, discussing real-life examples of lessons learned in the veterinary practice. Veterinary surgeons, practitioners, residents, interns, and students alike will enjoy Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery, and will benefit from the author's years of experience in veterinary surgery. Key features, Describes a range of mistakes and mishaps encountered by a veterinary surgeon with 30+ years of experience, Provides an honest examination of the reality of operating on pets, Offers the opportunity to learn from an experienced surgeon's mistakes, Discusses mistakes in a wide range of situations, ranging from commonplace to unusual, Presents a realistic view of veterinary surgery, including how to live with mistakes Book jacket.

Contents:

"Can't You Do Anything Right?"

Beastly Bellies

The Friday Night Special

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Courage, Mystery, and Awe / Julie M Meadows

Placed on Earth to Test Us / Catherine F Le Bars

"Oops!"

Learning the Hard Way

"But I Don't Want to Look Stupid ..."

"It Didn't Look Like That on Paper!"

"It Will Be Interesting to See Whether That Works"

When the Unthinkable Happens

Things Went South

Now What?

"There's Got to Be a Morning After"

One Leg Too Many

Reconstruction Rescue

"Why Is Sam Straining?"

"An Alien in My Waiting Room"

Rewind.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (John Wiley, viewed March 31, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Pitfalls in veterinary surgery.

ISBN:

9781119241706

1119241707

9781119241669

1119241669

Publisher Number:

99984417241

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.