A Surgical Approach to the Reptile Patient

Reptile surgery is constantly evolving, making it essential that the unique anatomical and physiological differences between reptiles and mammal patients, as well as reptiles of different groups are fully understood prior to undertaking any surgery. All patients should undergo a full clinical examination and be stabilised wherever possible prior to surgery, with the patients preferred optimum temperature being ensured pre- peri and post operatively to optimise drug metabolise and wound healing. It is important to optimise patient and surgeon positioning as well as to use appropriately sized suture material, haemostasis and magnification and lighting to improve surgical technique, regardless of the procedure or organ system being operated on. This webinar will take you through this as well as the most common surgical procedures performed in reptiles. Run time: 47 mins