15 - Surfery Of Digestive Tract Flashcards
When will dog stomach be empty after a half size meal
3 - 4 hours
For recital surgery, what is avoided the day of surgery
Enema
What can help contain solid food and even diarrhea during surgery
Temporary anal purse string
Prophylactic antibiotics should be given how soon before incision
30 - 60 mins
AB are not given if animal is
Hypotensive
IV cefazolin peaks
Immediately in blood
IV cefazolin will peak when in teh tissues
60 mins
IV and IM cefazolin will remain in tissues for
4 hours
IV cefazolin is given every
90 mins
What do you use to close GI tract
3 - 0 or 4 - 0 absorbable monofilament on a taper needle
What patterns could be used on GI closure
Gamble or AP positional, continuous or interrupted
You want the edges of teh GI closure to
Opposed
Suture bites depend on
How thick is the tissue and what is the gap
For intestines sutures are usually
2-3 apart and 2 -4 from teh incision edge
Holding layers of intestine
Submucosa
Omentalizaiton benefits
Seal wound edge, restore blood supply, and facilitate lymphatic drainage
360 wrap of momentum can result in
Obstruction
Make incision where in stomach
Between greater and less curvature - lease amount of blood supply
What part of stomach do u close first
Mucosa - could cause ulcer
Intestinal incision
Antimesenteric incision in the healthiest intestine as possible
How many throws minimum when tying off for intestinal
6 throws minimum
Close enteotomy with
Gambee
If you cut sutures with less than __ mm they are likely to untie
3
