Complications in Equine Surgery

THE EDITORS Luis M. Rubio-Martínez, DVM, DVSc, PhD, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR, MRCVS, is Senior Equine Surgeon at Sussex Equine Hospital in Ashington, UK and and Director at CVet Ltd., UK, providing consulting on Equine Surgery and Orthopedics. Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, DACVS, is Professor of Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

• Foreword xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgements xvList of Contributors xvi1 Surgical Complications 1Luis M. Rubio-Martinez and Dean A. Hendrickson2 Complications of Parenteral Administration of Drugs 10Julie E. Dechant3 Complications of Intravascular Injection and Catheterization 16Julie E. Dechant4 Complications of Endoscopy 25Julie E. Dechant5 Complications of Nasogastric Intubation 29Julie E. Dechant6 Complications of Fluid Therapy 36Angelika Schoster and Henry Stämpfli7 Complications Associated with Hemorrhage 57Margaret C. Mudge8 Complications of Blood Transfusion 64Margaret C. Mudge9 Complications Associated with Sutures 70Ian F. Devick and Dean A. Hendrickson10 Complications of Bone Graft Harvesting, Handling, and Implantation 79Lynn Pezzanite and Laurie R. Goodrich11 Complications of Cryosurgery 87Ann Martens12 Complications of Laser Surgery 95Kenneth E. Sullins13 Complications of Systemic Analgesic Drugs 109Maria Amengual-Vila and Eva Rioja Garcia14 Complications of Loco-Regional Anesthesia 118Eva Rioja Garcia15 Complications of Sedative and Anesthesia Medications 135Rachel C. Hector and Khursheed Mama16 Complications During Recovery from General Anesthesia 154Alexander Valverde17 Complications Associated with Surgical Site Infections 168Denis Verwilghen and J. Scott Weese18 Complications of Reconstructive Surgery 196Jacintha M. Wilmink and Debra C. Archer19 Complications of Excessive Granulation Tissue 204Jacintha M. Wilmink and Debra C. Archer20 Complications of Skin Neoplasia 212Debra Archer and Jacintha M. Wilmink21 Complications of Skin Grafting 222Debra C. Archer and Jacintha M. Wilmink22 Complications of Oral and Salivary Gland Surgery 233Patrick Martin Dixon and Richard J.M. Reardon23 Complications of Esophageal Surgery 254Louise L. Southwood24 Complications of Stomach Surgery 265Louise L. Southwood25 Complications of Splenic Surgery 272Eileen Sullivan Hackett26 Complications of Abdominal Approaches 279Shauna P. Lawless and Eileen Sullivan Hackett27 Complications of the Intraoperative Colic Patient 291Anje G. Bauck and David E. Freeman28 Complications of the Postoperative Colic Patient 310Louise L. Southwood29 Complications of Surgery of the Rectum and Anus 374Michael A. Spirito30 Complications of Abdominal Surgery: Incisional Hernia 378John P. Caron31 Complications of Equine Laparoscopy 391Donna L. Shettko and Dean A. Hendrickson32 Complications of Endoscopic Laser Surgery 404Jan F. Hawkins33 Complications Following Surgery of the Equine Nasal Passages and Paranasal Sinuses 413Lynn Pezzanite and Jeremiah T. Easley34 Complications of Pharynx Surgery 427Norm G. Ducharme and Fabrice Rossignol35 Complications of Larynx Surgery 438Fabrice Rossignol and Norm G. Ducharme36 Complications of Surgery for Diseases of the Guttural Pouch 468Anje G. Bauck and David E. Freeman37 Complications of Equine Tracheal Surgery 488John Peroni38 Complications of Equine Thoracic Surgery 491John Peroni39 Complications of Testicular Surgery 498James Schumacher and Thomas O’Brien40 Complications of Penile and Preputial Surgery 522James Schumacher and Thomas O’Brien41 Complications of Ovarian and Uterine Surgery 532James Schumacher and Thomas O’Brien42 Complications of Vulvar, Vestibular, Vaginal, and Cervical Surgery 550James Schumacher and Thomas O’Brien43 Complications of Urinary Surgery 571Sara K.T. Steward and Luis M. Rubio-Martinez44 Complications of Diagnostic Tests for Lameness 583Ellen R. Singer45 Complications of Synovial Endoscopic Surgery (Arthroscopy, Tenoscopy, Bursoscopy) 601Troy N. Trumble and Michael C. Maher46 Complications of Equine Orthopedic Surgery 629Kyla F. Ortved and Dean W. Richardson47 Complications of Surgery of the Equine Foot 667Britta S. Leise48 Complications of Surgical Correction of Angular Limb Deformities 683Robert Hunt and Amy M. Buck49 Complications of Surgical Correction of Flexural Limb Deformities 694Belinda Black and James R. Vasey50 Complications of Splint Bone Fractures 718Timothy Lescun51 Complications of Craniomaxillary and Mandible Fractures 730Timothy Lescun52 Complications of Tendon Surgery 739Roger K.W. Smith53 Complications of Muscle Surgery 757Brad Nelson54 Complications of Regenerative Medicine 769Ashlee E. Watts55 Complications of Osseous Cyst-Like Lesions 774Ashlee E. Watts56 Complications of Equine Ophthalmic Surgery 779Kate S. Freeman and Dennis E. Brooks57 Complications of Diagnostic Procedures of the Nervous System 815Laura Johnstone58 Complications of Anterior Cervical Fusion 826Barrie DonLeo Grant59 Complications of Surgery for Impingement of Dorsal Spinous Processes 833Luis M. Rubio-Martinez60 Complications of Peripheral Nerve Surgery 843Yvonne A. ElceIndex 855