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<p>Notes on Contributors vii</p> <p>Acknowledgments ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>1 “Can’t You Do Anything Right?”: The Shocking Realization That I Was Not Perfect 1</p> <p>2 Beastly Bellies 5</p> <p>3 The Friday Night Special: Or Why Do Patients Become Critical Just Before the Weekend? 15</p> <p>4 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: When to Refer and What Do You Do When Referral Is Not an Option? 27</p> <p>5 Courage, Mystery, and Awe: The Intangibles of Being a Veterinary Doctor 39<br /><i>Julie M. Meadows</i></p> <p>6 Placed on Earth to Test Us: The Not?]So?]Humble Spay 43<br /><i>Catherine F. Le Bars</i></p> <p>7 “Oops!”: Not a Good Word to Hear During Surgery 47</p> <p>8 Learning the Hard Way: Student, Resident, Teacher 57</p> <p>9 “But I Don’t Want to Look Stupid …”: How to Let Others Help You 65</p> <p>10 “It Didn’t Look Like That on Paper!”: When Textbooks Let Us Down 73</p> <p>11 “It Will Be Interesting to See Whether That Works”: How to Be a Creative Surgeon 83</p> <p>12 When the Unthinkable Happens: Mishaps, Mis?]steps, and Medical Errors 95</p> <p>13 Things Went South – Now What? 103</p> <p>14 “There’s Got to Be a Morning After”: Things Went Wrong – Now Live With It 111</p> <p>15 One Leg Too Many: Patients Who Lost Limbs 121</p> <p>16 Reconstruction Rescue: When the Hole Just Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger 133</p> <p>17 “Why Is Sam Straining?”: Iatrogenic Strictures and Stray Oddities 143</p> <p>18 “An Alien in My Waiting Room”: Everyday Occurences of the Unexpected and Unbelievable 155</p> <p>19 Rewind: What Would I Do Differently If I Had the Chance? 167</p> <p>Index 171</p>

?[The book] is generally well written and will be a great adjunct for general practitioners and veterinary students, interns, and residents who have an interest in small animal surgery. For experienced veterinary surgeons, it is a heartwarming and humbling read of relatable experiences.? <b> JAVMA, January 2018 </b>

<p> <b>The Editor</b> <br> <b>Geraldine B. Hunt</b>, BVSc, PhD, FACVSc, is Emeritus Professor at the University of California at Davis, California, USA.

<p> <b>Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery</b> <p> <i><b>P</b>itfalls in Veterinary Surgery</i> offers a candid examination of real-life mistakes and mishaps encountered while operating on veterinary patients. Written by a surgeon with over thirty years of experience, the book is a highly readable and entertaining, yet informative, account of common errors that can occur in the veterinary operating room. Allowing readers to learn from the author's mistakes, the book offers a thoughtful reflection on how to avoid these common errors. <p> Each chapter tackles a different category of mistakes, discussing real-life examples of lessons learned in the veterinary practice. Veterinary surgeons, practitioners, residents, interns, and students alike will enjoy <i>Pitfalls in Veterinary Surgery</i>, and will benefit from the author's years of experience in veterinary surgery. <p> <b>Key features</b> <ul> <li>Describes a range of mistakes and mishaps encountered by a veterinary surgeon with 30+ years of experience</li> <li>Provides an honest examination of the reality of operating on pets</li> <li>Offers the opportunity to learn from an experienced surgeon's mistakes</li> <li>Discusses mistakes in a wide range of situations, ranging from commonplace to unusual</li> <li>Presents a realistic view of veterinary surgery, including how to live with mistakes</li> </ul> <br>

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