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Journal watch

21 October 2020

Assisting decision-making on age of neutering for 35 breeds of dogs: associated joint disorders, cancers, and urinary incontinence

Read a summary of this article on neutering published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science in July 2020.

Evidence-based veterinary medicineSmall animalsSurgery and anaesthesia

Case example

13 August 2020

Post-operative hypothermia audit

North Downs Specialist Referrals

Explore this case example from Samantha Thompson RVN on post-operative temperatures.

Quality improvementSmall animalsAudits, benchmarks and registriesPatient careSurgery and anaesthesia

Case example

21 July 2020

Equine surgical safety checklist

Newnham Court Equine

Explore this case example to see how the team from Newnham Court Equine have implemented a surgical safety checklist.

Quality improvementEquineAudits, benchmarks and registriesSurgery and anaesthesia

Journal club

13 July 2020

Staff attitudes to and compliance with the use of a surgical safety checklist

Access this journal club resource for an article on surgical safety checklists.

Evidence-based veterinary medicineCommunication and teamworkSurgery and anaesthesia

Journal watch

24 June 2020

Staff attitudes to and compliance with the use of a surgical safety checklist

Read a summary of this article published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice in March 2020.

Evidence-based veterinary medicineCommunication and teamworkSurgery and anaesthesia

Journal watch

24 June 2020

A prospective randomized, double‐blinded clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of bupivacaine versus morphine‐bupivacaine in caudal epidurals in cats with urethral obstruction

Read a summary of this article published in the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2020.

Evidence-based veterinary medicineSmall animalsSurgery and anaesthesia

Case example

3 June 2020

Equine castration audit

A case example of an outcome audit, looking retrospectively at post-operative complications of equine attractions, both standing and under GA.

Quality improvementEquineSurgery and anaesthesiaAudits, benchmarks and registries

Tool / guidance

24 April 2020

End of day and in-patient checklists

Bright Side Vets

These clinic checklists were developed by Bright Side Vets.

Quality improvementSmall animalsPatient careSurgery and anaesthesia

Tool / guidance

24 April 2020

Patient safety checklists

Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic

These patient safety checklists were developed by Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic.

Quality improvementEquineSurgery and anaesthesiaPatient care

Tool / guidance

23 April 2020

Ophthalmic surgical safety checklist

Animal Health Trust

This example of an ophthalmic surgical safety checklist was created by the Animal Health Trust.

Quality improvementSurgery and anaesthesia

Journal watch

22 April 2020

Survival of bovine digital dermatitis treponemes on hoof knife blades and the effects of various disinfectants

Read a summary of this article published in Veterinary Record in January 2020.

Evidence-based veterinary medicineFarm animalsSurgery and anaesthesia

Journal watch

22 April 2020

Development of a clinical tool to aid endotracheal tube size selection in dogs

Read a summary of this article published in Veterinary Record in February 2020.

Evidence-based veterinary medicineSmall animalsSurgery and anaesthesia

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