I.                    Vet 270, Surgical Preparation and Anesthesia, 4 Semester Hours

 

II.                 Spring Semester 2003

 

III.               Prerequisite:  All previous Vet Tech courses

 

COURSE        IV.       Anesthesia—To understand anesthetic procedures in preparing an animal for

DESC.                         surgery.  To gain a knowledge of the different anesthetic routes of administration

and duration of action.  The student must obtain a complete understanding of the stages of anesthesia and the essential monitoring techniques and devices used during surgery.  Pharmacological drugs used as pre-anesthetics and ancillary drugs during surgery will also be discussed.

Surgical Preparation—A study of surgical preparation and assistance procedures in reference to common surgeries performed by veterinarians.  This course will encompass all aspects of preparation of the pre-operative patient and after-care of the post-operative patient.  Includes an overview of instrumentation, suture material and patterns and aseptic technique.  This course allows “hands on” experience through its lab.

 

TEXT              V.        Mosby’s Small Animal Anesthesia by Roger Warrren. 2nd edition

                                    Mosby’s Small Animal Surgical Nursing by Roger Warren. 2nd edition

                                    Class Packet

 

COURSE        VI.       The student will learn to assist in common veterinary surgeries and realize the

OBJ.                           importance asepsis and pre-op and post-op care.  The student will also learn the essentials necessary to prepare an animal for surgery and maintain an animal before, during, and after surgery.

 

METHODS   

OF INST.        VII.      Lectures, labs, and visiting lecturers, video presentations

 

METHODS    VIII.     Surgical preparation:  There will be 4 tests and a take home final exam each being

OF EVAL.                  equal value.  There will be approximately 9 articles to read with questions to be turned in on time.  These will average as a test grade.  The lab will comprise 20% of the total grade.  Students must be on time.  Each absence after the first will result in a 10% reduction of grade.

           

            Anesthesia : There will be three written tests which will count 30% of the      

            anesthesia portion of your final grade. The remaining 10% of the anesthesia

            will be earned through short quizzes which will be given at the end of

            each lecture period.

 

UNITS OF

INSTRUC.     IX.                   Anesthesia

History of Anesthesia   

Functional Anatomy of Brain

a.       depressant and stimulant drug action on CNS                                      page 2

Types of depressant Drugs

a.       hypotics

b.       sedatives

c.        tranquilizers

d.      narcotics

e.        anesthetics

f.         analgesics

Pre-anesthetic Considerations

a.       type of surgery or diagnostic procedure

b.       physical status of the animal

c.        special cases with additional anesthetic risk

Pre-anesthetic Medication

a.       indications

b.       contraindications

Assessing Depth of General Anesthesia

a.       planes of anesthesia

b.       variations of physical signs with different anesthestics

c.        monitoring vital signs        

Practice of inhalation anesthesia

a.       induction of anesthesia

b.       maintaining anesthesia

c.        recovery from anesthesia

Anesthetic Emergencies

a.       cardiac arrest

b.       respiratory arrest

c.        respiratory acidosis

 

Surgical Preparation

            Aseptic Technique

Surgery Preparation Room

a.       location

b.       articles to be stored there

c.        clean up

Surgery Room

a.       temperature and pressure requirements

b.       disinfecting procedures

c.        types of disinfectants

d.       cultures for bacterial levels

Pre-operative Preparation of Patient

a.       physical exam

b.       bath for heavily soiled animals

c.        elimination

Preparation of Skin

a.       purpose

b.       anesthetize

c.        clip hair

d.       vacuum                                                                                         Page 3

e.        surgical scrub

f.         prep

g.       positioning

Instrumentation

a.       identification

b.       prepare surgery packs

c.        cleaning

d.       sterilization

Gloves, Gowns, Drapes, and Masks

a.       methods of folding

b.       methods of wrapping

c.        proper way to open

Preparing Surgical Team

a.       personal hygiene

b.       scrub

c.        gowns

d.       gloves

e.        masks

Suture Material

a.       absorbable

b.       non-absorbable

c.        suture patterns

Endotrachael Tube

a.       sizes

b.       cuff

c.        intubation

Anesthetic Machines

a.       in-circuit

b.       out of circuit

c.        to and for

d.       non-rebreathing

e.        care and maintenance

Surgical Assistance

a.       common surgical procedures

b.       handling of instruments

c.        care of exposed tissues and organs

d.       obstetrical assistance

e.        operative records  

 

 

 

DATE OF

REVISION          January  2003