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Postoperative management of gastrointestinal cases
Author(s) -
Charlesworth Tim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.d5377
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrointestinal tract , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , general surgery , surgery , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
An article in the September issue of In Practice (volume 33, pp 374–378) reviewed the normal physiology and healing of the gastrointestinal tract in small animals after undergoing surgery, and discussed the options for providing analgesia and intravenous fluid support in these patients. This article discusses the nutritional requirements and use of antibiotics in animals recovering from gastrointestinal surgery, and explains how to monitor for and diagnose the most common postoperative complications to maximise the chances of a successful outcome.