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 experienceProvides an honest examination of the reality of operating on petsOffers the opportunity to learn from an experienced surgeon s mistakesDiscusses mistakes in a wide range of situations, ranging from commonplace to unusualPresents a realistic view of veterinary surgery, including how to live with mistakes
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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 39Julie M. Meadows
6 Placed on Earth to Test Us: The Not ]So ]Humble Spay 43Catherine 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
