Veterinary Surgical Nursing

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Veterinary Surgical Nursing

• SURGICAL KITS

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• Exploratory laparotomy
• Exploratory thoracotomy
• Cruciate ligament rupture surgery
• Caesarian section
• Splenic haemangiosarcoma
• Bone plating
• Femoral head neck excision
• External fracture fixation (ext fixateur)
• Eye ablation

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Exploratory laparotomy

• Kidney dish for samples
• Suction
• Laparotomy sponges
• Retractors (handheld self retaining)
• More clamps

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Exploratory thoracotomy

• Osteotome
• Bone saw
• Retractors
• Lap sponges

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Cruciate ligament Sx

• Heavy nylon (fishing leader line)
• Hohmann retractor

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Caesarian Section

• Lap sponges, suction?
• Extra towels (clean not sterile)
• Extra staff
• Heating mat
• Oxytocin injection
• Doxapram drops (Dopram)
• Extra clamps
• Kidney dish
• Oxygen for pups?

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Splenic haemangiosarcoma

• Suction
• Lap sponges
• Extra clamps!
• Retractors
• Kidney dish

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Bone plating

• Plate screws (matching metals, appropriate
  sizes lengths, thread length, thread height)
• Drill drill bits key drill cover
• Field drapes large
• Pins wire wire twisters wire cutters
• X-ray ready in surgery
• Bone holding, bone-plate holding forceps
• Retractors (possibly Gelpi)
• Reduction forceps
• Periosteal elevator
• Bone curette and rongeurs for harvesting bone
  graft

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Eye ablation

• Eye drape
• Specially curved haemostats

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