The use of intravenous access devices is fundamental for all patients needing frequent blood sample collection, artificial nutrition, chemotherapy, antibiotic therapy, and any other intravenous treatment.
This new book in the Small Animal Surgery series reviews some of the surgical errors and complications that may occur in daily practice when performing surgery. It is intended for surgeons starting their professional careers and residents, as well as experienced veterinary surgeons, since it must not be forgotten that errors can occur at any time, no matter how much experience one may have.
This manual on surgery, gathering 30 clinical cases, provides the reader with a better understanding to perform surgeries in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal disorders. Both simple and complex cases are addressed, detailing patient’s history, physical examination, surgical preparation and technique, as well as additional considerations. It is the intention of the authors of this book to present a series of assorted surgical cases related to the digestive system. Surgical situations of dogs and cats with a more frequent presentation, but because of that none less challenging, will be included. Some less commonly presentations, with their own puzzling demands, will be also addressed.
El uso de catéteres es fundamental para todos aquellos pacientes que necesitan someterse a extracciones de sangre frecuentes, que requieren de nutrición parenteral, quimioterapia, antibioterapia o cualquier tratamiento que se deba administrar por vía intravenosa, ya sea en el ámbito hospitalario como domiciliar. La gran novedad de los últimos diez años en este campo, ha sido la imprevista y extraordinaria difusión de los PICC y los Midline, catéteres implantados siguiendo la técnica ecoguiada, cuyo implante lo llevan a cabo médicos y enfermeros debidamente entrenados para ello. La introducción y difusión de los PICC en Italia ha sido asociada históricamente con la misma actividad científica y didáctica de los autores del presente manual.
La cirugía sigue siendo la principal herramienta en la lucha contra el cáncer en pequeños animales. Por ello, el objetivo de este libro es profundizar en esta disciplina gracias a sus experimentados autores.
