Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery offers a candid examination of real-life mistakes and mishaps encountered while operating on veterinary patients.
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
Edited by:
Geraldine B. Hunt (University of California at Davis Davis California USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781119241645
ISBN 10: 1119241642
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 02 June 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Notes on Contributors vii Acknowledgments ix Preface xi 1 “Can’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 “Oops!”: Not a Good Word to Hear During Surgery 47 8 Learning the Hard Way: Student, Resident, Teacher 57 9 “But I Don’t Want to Look Stupid …”: How to Let Others Help You 65 10 “It Didn’t Look Like That on Paper!”: When Textbooks Let Us Down 73 11 “It 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 “There’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 “Why Is Sam Straining?”: Iatrogenic Strictures and Stray Oddities 143 18 “An 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
The Editor Geraldine B. Hunt, BVSc, PhD, FACVSc, is Emeritus Professor at the University of California at Davis, California, USA.
Reviews for Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery
A[The book] is generally well written and will be a great adjunct for general practitioners and veterinary students, interns, and residents who have an interest in small animal surgery. For experienced veterinary surgeons, it is a heartwarming and humbling read of relatable experiences.A JAVMA, January 2018
