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American College of Veterinary Surgeons Dr. Chris Wood BSc, DVM (Dist), MS
DACVS (Small Animal)

Chapter 01

Skin and Reconstruction, including Bandage and Drains

  1. 01The wound-healing phase map
  2. 02Epithelialisation
  3. 03Angiogenesis, fibroblasts and wound contraction
  4. 04Local and systemic factors
  5. 05NSAIDs - skin-wound models
  6. 06Primary, delayed primary, secondary closure and second intention
  7. 07Dogs and cats: closed incisions versus open wounds
  8. 08Open healing over a moving joint
  9. 09Assess, debride, then choose closure or open management
  10. 10Lavage and honey: what each local treatment does
  11. 11Negative-pressure setting
  12. 12Contact layer to bandage change
  13. 13Laplace pressure and recognition of a tight bandage
  14. 14JP grenade suction and Poiseuille flow
  15. 15Burn depth, zones and delayed healing
  16. 16Pressure-sore grades and source treatment options
  17. 17Margins - three-dimensional planning
  18. 18Unplanned marginal excision
  19. 19Vessels first and tumour-bed lavage: source arguments
  20. 20Toceranib and KIT signalling
  21. 21What happens to an excised biopsy specimen
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