OPERATIVE MEDICINE
cod. 03315

Academic year 2011/12
4° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Clinica chirurgica veterinaria (VET/09)
Field
Discipline cliniche veterinarie
Type of training activity
Characterising
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

Acquisistion of pratical skills in small and large animal general surgery.

Prerequisites

All topics included in didattical regulament of the Faculty

Course unit content

Principles of surgical asepsis. Sterilization and disinfection. Handling and storage of sterilized instruments/equipment. Daily care and maintenance of the operating room.
Preoperative assessment of the surgical patient. Positioning and draping. Preparation of the operative site. Preparation of the surgical team (surgical scrub, gloving, dressing room).
Surgical instrumentation. Instrument categories. Instrument care and maintenance (cleaning and autoclaving).
Soft tissue surgery: general principles and techniques (wound management and bandages). Suturing and hemostasis. Specific suturing materials. Surgical needles. Suture selection for different tissue types. Common suture techniques.
Orthopedic surgery: general principles and techniques. Fundamentals of orthopedic surgery and fracture management. Fracture fixation systems: external coaptation, external skeletal fixators, internal fixation. Biomaterials.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Fossum Small animal surgery 3 ed. Mosby January, 2007.

Teaching methods

The students follow the lessons and practical work in the clinic

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral and practical exam

Other information

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