I recently posted about how I was preparing to start third year and Junior Surgery. Since then, I’ve successfully completed my first two weeks of third year, and I’ve had my first day on the anesthesia team in our school’s shelter medicine department. I am happy to report that both of my sweet patients recovered […]
A Collaborative Effort
“I don’t want to do this surgery if it’s going to do more harm than benefit the dog,” said the faculty surgeon. At this point, ten people were surrounding my patient in the surgery prep area. This dog was scheduled to be moved into surgery shortly, but the surgeons had raised some concerns. Before I […]
When Anesthesia Goes Wrong
It started with an ear twitch and then a tongue flick. At that point, I had become increasingly concerned. I called out for the anesthesiologist. My surgical partners had just begun pulling on the pedicle so it was expected that I would have to increase the plane of anesthesia. My hand was on the isofluorane […]
