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Bovine caesarean section 2. Difficult caesareans (potential pitfalls and how to overcome them)
Author(s) -
Alexander Dominic
Publication year - 2014
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.f7197
Subject(s) - caesarean section , medicine , perioperative , section (typography) , obstetrics , general surgery , pregnancy , surgery , biology , computer science , genetics , operating system
An article in the November/December issue of In Practice explained how to perform a bovine caesarean section on farm ( In Practice , November/December 2013, vol 35, pp 574‐588). This, the second article in this two‐part series, considers ‘difficult’ bovine caesareans. Areas covered include: handling temperamental/dangerous cows; additional pre/perioperative medication; complications during surgery; fetid and emphysematous fetuses; suturing a torn or friable uterus; and postoperative care of the sick cow.