SA Gastric Surgery 1

Question 1

For how long should you starve cats and dogs/puppies and kittens for before elective surgery?

Answer 1

Cats/Dogs - 12-18 hours
Puppies/kittens - 4-6 hours

Question 2

How should antibiotics be used in intestinal surgery and what would be your antibiotic of choice?

Answer 2

Given at induction, repeated every 1.5-2 hours until wound closure.
Amoxycillin clavulanate (Augmentin) or cefuroxime (Zinacef) 20mg/kg IV

Question 3

What incision should you use for an exploratory laparotomy?

Answer 3

Ventral midline incision

Question 4

List two types of retractors that can be used to improve access in abdominal surgery.

Answer 4

Balfour and gosset

Question 5

What occurs in the duodenal manoeuvre in abdominal surgery?

Answer 5

The ascending duodenum (right) is retracted ventromedially.

Question 6

What occurs in the colonic manoeuvre in abdominal surgery?

Answer 6

The descending colon (left) is retracted ventromedially.

Question 7

What material should you close the linea alba with?

Answer 7

Synthetic absorbable suture with long duration of tensile strength - PDS.

Question 8

List two objective measures of intestinal viability

Answer 8

Fluorescein
Pulse oximetry

Question 9

Where should a gastrotomy incision be made to remove a gastric foreign body?

Answer 9

body

Question 10

How would you close the stomach?

Answer 10

Two layers
Appositional followed by inverting
Continuous

Question 11

Where would you place a gastrostomy tube?

Answer 11

Body of the stomach

Question 12

Which suture should you use with a gastrostomy tube?

Answer 12

Purse-string suture