Principles of surgery

This course provides a basic guide to lab animal surgery.

Program:

  • Basic concepts: Principles of Surgery - Antiseptics - Aseptic Techniques
  • Preparing for Surgery: Sterilization of Instruments - Surgeon Preparation
  • Performing Surgery: Halsted's Principles - Surgical Instruments - Disinfection Between Animals - Classification of Instruments - Closing Materials - Suturing - Multiple Layer Suturing - Knot Tying
  • Tissue Healing Process: Primary Versus Secondary Healing - Complications of Wound Healing Process - Strict Asepsis
  • Post-operative: Acute Phase - Chronic Phase - Wound Care - Nutrition
  • Pre-operative Considerations: Acclimatization - Fasting - Health Status
  • Intra-operative Care: Animal Positioning - Eye Protection - Pre-emptive Analgesia - Preventing Hypothermia - Surgical Stress - Monitoring Anesthesia
  • Post-procedural Care: Planning & Organization - Recovery Room - Nursing Care - Recovery Period Problems - Signs of Pain & Distress
  • Record Keeping: Pre-; Intra- and Post-operative Records
  • Knowledge assessment
Target audience: person in charge of carrying out procedures on animals, person in charge of designing procedures and project

Duration: 3h

  • English (en_us), English (en)
  • 3
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