Manual of Small Animal Postoperative Care

Guidelines for postoperative care: general principles; postoperative management; nursing measures; postoperative care of the wound; postoperative care of drains, tubes, bandages, catheters; management of postoperative pain; cardiopulmonary arrest in the postoperative patient; post-anaesthetic recovery care; communication; blood transfusion. Procedures and specific protocols: neurosurgical procedures; surgery of the alimentary tract; surgery of the liver and biliary system; orthopaedic procedures; respiratory procedures; laparoscopic abdominal surgery; ophthalmalic surgery; surgery of the skin; surgery of the endocrine system. Appendix: nutrition in the hospitalized patient.