MVCC-503: Principles of Surgery & Wound Management

This course will introduce advanced principles of soft-tissue and orthopedic surgery, wound healing, and wound management. Covers aseptic technique, pre-op work up, room and table prep, perioperative patient care, post-operative short term and long term care, and surgical suture and ligation techniques. Specialized instrumentation, equipment, and sterilization of specialized equipment will be introduced. This course will provide students with a broad knowledge of common small animal surgical diseases and disorders organized by system. The course will include multiple case discussions in order to allow students to apply the knowledge they gain in lecture to situations they may encounter in the clinical setting. Application of anatomic knowledge related to surgical prep and surgical approaches will be included. Students will be required to demonstrate successful completion of related skills for this course.