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Course code: VVSS00054o12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Surgery and Anaesthesiology
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof.dr hab. Zdzisław Kiełbowicz
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Students learn about veterinary surgery and critical care. They know the principles of asepsis and antisepsis, preparation for surgery, and the principles of suturing. They are familiar with different types of anaesthesia (locale, infusive, inhalant) and surgical procedures in companion and farm animals
Competences: Students are able to properly use aseptic and antiseptic procedures before and after an operation. They are able to anaesthetize domestic animals and perform the main surgery operation. They are able to ordinate proper analgesic management to control postoperative pain in animals. They can introduce into practise procedures and rules of critical care in companion and farm animals.
Prerequisites: Normal and topographic anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology
Course content: Theoretical and practical aspects of surgical procedures in companion and farm animals. Practical learning of the use of instruments and surgical equipment.
Recommended literature: Chirurgia małych zwierząt, M. Żakiewicz, PWRiL 1998, Techniki operacyjne u psów i kotów, H. Schebitz, W. Brass, Galaktyka 2004, Leczenie złamań u małych zwierząt, A. Coughlan, A.Miller, Galaktyka 2004, Current Techniques In Small Animal Surgery. M.J.Bojrab, Lippincott Wiliams and Wilkins 1998, Equine Medicine and Surgery, P. T. Colahan, I. G. Mayhew, A. M. Merritt, J. N. Moore, Amer. Veterinary Pub. 1991, Anestezjologia weterynaryjna, K. Ratajczak, PWRiL 1985, Niedrożności przewodu pokarmowego u koni, J. Fryc, PWRiL 2001
Assessment methods: Acquiring credits, practical and oral exam. Minimum required knowledge for passing: 90%
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