ContributorsAcknowledgementsAbout the Companion WebsitePreface1 Triage and Initial Stabilization of the Emergency Small Animal Surgical Patient2 Operating Room Nursing Tips for Emergency Surgical ProceduresSection I: Gastrointestinal System3 Emergency Stabilization of the Acute Abdomen Patient4 Esophageal Foreign Bodies5 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies6 Intussusception7 Rectal Prolapse8 Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus9 Intestinal Volvulus10 Colonic Torsion11 Peritonitis12 Surgical Intervention Post-Celiotomy13 Biliary Emergencies14 Hemoperitoneum15 True Abdominal Hernias16 Traumatic and Incisional Hernias17 Perineal Hernias18 Pancreatic Abscessation19 Hepatic Emergencies20 Bleeding Gastrointestinal Ulcers21 Assisted Enteral Feeding TubesSection IIa: Urinary System - Urinary Tract Trauma22 Stabilization of the Uremic Patient23 Renal and Ureteral Injury24 Approach to the Uroabdomen25 Urethral InjurySection IIb: Urinary System - Urinary Obstruction26 Ureteral Obstruction27 Urethral ObstructionSection IIIa: Respiratory System - Upper Airway Disease28 Stabilization Techniques for Patients with an Upper Respiratory Obstruction29 Tracheostomy30 Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome31 Laryngeal Paralysis32 Laryngeal Trauma33 Tracheal CollapseSection IIIb: Respiratory System - Pleural Space Disease34 Stabilization Techniques for Patients with Pleural Space Disease35 Diaphragmatic Hernia36 Pyothorax37 Hemothorax38 Pneumothorax39 Lung Lobe Torsion40 Surgical Approach to the Thoracic CavitySection IIIc: Respiratory System - Chest Wall Disease41 Stabilization Techniques for Patients with Chest Wall Disease42 Pectus Excavatum43 Flail ChestSection IV: Cardiovascular System44 Pacemaker Therapy45 Pericardial Effusion46 Open-Chest Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationSection V: Reproductive System47 Cesarean Section48 Pyometra49 Penile and Testicular Emergencies50 Prostatic Abscessation51 Uterine and Vaginal ProlapseSection VI: Wound Management52 Bite Wounds53 Burn Injury54 Penetrating Injury in the Dog and Cat55 Necrotizing Fasciitis56 Degloving and Shear Injuries57 Skin Flaps and Grafts: Managing Complications58 Incisional InfectionsSection VII: Ocular Emergencies59 Ocular EmergenciesSection VIII: Oral Surgical Emergencies60 Oral Surgical EmergenciesSection IX: Orthopedic Emergencies61 Approach to the Septic Joint62 Surgical Management of Open Fractures63 Traumatic Joint Luxation and ReductionIndex
Lillian R. Aronson, VMD, DACVS, is Professor of Surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.