Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery
Samenvatting
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
Specificaties
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<p>Acknowledgments ix</p>
<p>Preface xi</p>
<p>1 Can t You Do Anything Right? : The Shocking Realization That I Was Not Perfect 1</p>
<p>2 Beastly Bellies 5</p>
<p>3 The Friday Night Special: Or Why Do Patients Become Critical Just Before the Weekend? 15</p>
<p>4 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: When to Refer and What Do You Do When Referral Is Not an Option? 27</p>
<p>5 Courage, Mystery, and Awe: The Intangibles of Being a Veterinary Doctor 39<br />Julie M. Meadows</p>
<p>6 Placed on Earth to Test Us: The Not ]So ]Humble Spay 43<br />Catherine F. Le Bars</p>
<p>7 Oops! : Not a Good Word to Hear During Surgery 47</p>
<p>8 Learning the Hard Way: Student, Resident, Teacher 57</p>
<p>9 But I Don t Want to Look Stupid : How to Let Others Help You 65</p>
<p>10 It Didn t Look Like That on Paper! : When Textbooks Let Us Down 73</p>
<p>11 It Will Be Interesting to See Whether That Works : How to Be a Creative Surgeon 83</p>
<p>12 When the Unthinkable Happens: Mishaps, Mis ]steps, and Medical Errors 95</p>
<p>13 Things Went South Now What? 103</p>
<p>14 There s Got to Be a Morning After : Things Went Wrong Now Live With It 111</p>
<p>15 One Leg Too Many: Patients Who Lost Limbs 121</p>
<p>16 Reconstruction Rescue: When the Hole Just Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger 133</p>
<p>17 Why Is Sam Straining? : Iatrogenic Strictures and Stray Oddities 143</p>
<p>18 An Alien in My Waiting Room : Everyday Occurences of the Unexpected and Unbelievable 155</p>
<p>19 Rewind: What Would I Do Differently If I Had the Chance? 167</p>
<p>Index 171</p>