Course identification and general information

Course title and code

General Surgery and Anesthesiology – VMCR4106

Credit hours

 (3+1) 4

Prerequisite Course (if any)

VMCR1206; VMCR2103  

Year/semester at which this course is taught

4th year – Semester 1

 

Objectives

What is the main purpose of the course?

1.    The importance of the science of veterinary surgery 

2.    Identification of the components of surgery room (operative theatre), different surgical instruments, surgical materials & the scientific methods of their uses.

3.    Awareness of disinfection, sterilization &steps of surgeon &patient preparations.

4.    Pre-medication, anesthesia, & anesthetic drugs.

 

Course content

theory:

Topic to be covered

Topic

No of Weeks

Contact hours

General surgery:

1.     Principles & importance of vet. Surgery.

2.     Factors affecting the outcome of surgical operations.

3.     General surgical consideration.

4.     The operation theatre.

5.     Principles of sepsis, antiseptic and sterilization.

6.     Surgical sutures and suturing patterns.

7.     General surgical affections (wounds inflammation, abscess, sinus and fistula, ulcers gangrene, burns, tumors, cysts shock hemorrhages).

1

2

Veterinary anesthesiology:

1.     General view about vet. anesthesiology.

2.     Types of analgesics and analgesia.

3.     Selection methods of analgesia.

4.     Factors affecting analgesia.

5.     Pre-anesthetic examination of animal.

6.     Intravenous general anesthesia.

7.     Local anaesthesia.

8.     Pre-medication.

9.     Monitoring anaesthetized animal.

10.  Emergences during anesthesia.

11.  Postoperative care.

1

2

Total hours with assessments

10

10

Practical:

Topic to be covered

Topic

No of Weeks

Contact hours

1.     Surgical instruments (Names and uses).

2.     Antisepsis and sterilization.

3.     The operative theatre.

4.     Suture materials and suturing pattern.

5.     Preparation of surgeon.

6.     Preparation patient.

7.     Demonstration of various protocol of analgesia

 

 

Total hours with assessments

 

 

References:

List required textbooks:

Fubini, S. L. and Ducharme, N. G. (2004). Farm Animal Surgery. Philadelphia, Saunders.