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20I4O02 - General surgery

Course specification
Course title General surgery
Acronym 20I4O02
Study programme Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
    ESPB 5.0 Status obligatory
    Condition Completed exams in General clinical diagnostics and propedeutics and Anesthesiology Oblik uslovljenosti
    The goal Acquiring knowledge of general principles of surgery, asepsis, antisepsis, examination and preparation of animals for surgery, animal fixation, hemostasis, shock, solving surgical infections, treatment of open and closed injuries, as well as solving diverticulum dilatations and hernias. In addition, the student must acquire skills in the diagnosis of lameness, as well as ophthalmic diagnostics.
    The outcome Student should be able to use basic surgical instruments, apply asepsis and antisepsis correctly, resolve hemostasis, treat a fresh or old wound, apply an appropriate type of bandage, master basic sewing and suturing techniques, as well as basic ophthalmological examination and implement the principles of lameness diagnosis.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures 1. Surgical diagnostics and methods. 2. Monitoring of surgical patients. 3. Bleeding and hemostasis. 4. Shock-anti-shock therapy. 5. Reconstructive surgery. 6. Infections in surgery. 7. Injuries - open and closed and wound healing. 8. Change of position and lumen of the organ - hernia, events, diverticula. Hypertrophy, atrophy, edema. 9. Diseases of the muscles of the joints, tendons and bursa. 10. Principles of oncological surgery. 11. Diagnosis of lameness. 12. Ophthalmic diagnosis.
    Contents of exercises 1. Methods, techniques for fixation and positioning animals, patient preparation for surgical intervention, asepsis, antisepsis, preparation and sterilization of instruments and preparation of the surgical team. 2. Surgical instruments, basic surgical techniques: cutting, dissection, drainage and bandaging. Types and shapes of bandages, specific bandages - according to Andrejev, hoof bandage and plaster bandages. Techniques for applying bandages and fixators. 3. Types of materials and accessories for sewing, types and techniques: installation of seams. 4. Treatment of fresh and old wounds, abscesses, hematomas, cysts, diverticula. Basics of reconstructive surgery. Technique of taking skin flaps (location, preparation, method), preparation of wounds - defects for transplantation, immobilization of the transplant. 5. Tumor surgery techniques. 6. Diagnosis of lameness and nerve blockade technique. 7. Ophthalmological diagnostics.
    Literature
    1. Vasić J: Opšta hirurgija, Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Beograd, 2018.
    2. Bojrab MJ: Disease Mechanisms in Small Animal Surgery, Lea y Febiger, Philadelphia, 1993.
    3. Hendrickson DA, Baird AN: Turner and Mcllwraiths Techniques in Large Animal Surgery, Wiley Blackwell, 1st Edition, 2013.
    4. Andersen DK, Billiar RT, Dunn LD, Hunter JG, Matthews BJ, Pollock RE: Schwartzs Principles of Surgery, Absite and Board Review, McGraw-Hill, 10th Edition, 2015.
    5. Fossum T: Small Animal Surgery, Elsevier, 5th Edition, 2018.
    6. Tobias KM, Johnston SA: Veterinary surgery: small animal, Elsevier, 2012.
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    2 2
    Methods of teaching Theoretical classes with audio-visual methods (PowerPoint presentation). Practical exercises on healthy or sick animals and practical work in the Clinic of surgery.
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures 10 Test paper 10
    Practical lessons 30 Oral examination 50
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