Help! Complications in the operating room during abdominal surgery and how to handle them

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Help! Complications in the operating room during abdominal surgery and how to handle them
• Do you worry about finding a dropped ovarian pedicle and/or the patient bleeding out whilst you try?
• Are you anxious about performing an exploratory laparotomy and not knowing what to do if you find something you were not expecting and are unsure how to deal with it surgically?
• Are there some organs in the abdomen you feel a lot more familiar operating on than others?
• Are you concerned about damaging something important in the abdomen?
• Do you worry about contaminating and introducing infection into the abdomen when operating in the abdominal cavity?
If you have answered yes to any of the above questions and would like to learn how to avoid and deal with intra-operative complications when performing abdominal surgery then this lecture is for you!

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture you will be more confident in your approach to: 1. Surgical planning for abdominal procedures to set you up for success and reduce your complications 2. Dealing with haemorrhage in the abdomen 3. Dealing with contamination or infection inside the abdomen.

Chairperson: David Church, Deputy Principal and Professor of Small Animal Studies - Royal Veterinary College
Speakers: Vicky Lipscomb, Professor of Small Animal Surgery - Royal Veterinary College

14 Nov 2024
14:10 - 15:00
RVC Clinical Theatre 1

Presented at London Vet Show 2024

Please note this session is not RACE-approved but you can still earn a CPD certificate