REMEVET Nov-Dic 2021;5(6):307-316 BURNS & WOUNDS: CLINICAL POINTS Author Dr. Luis H Tello MV, MS, DVM Manager DVM Tigard Animal Hospital National Veterinary Association Oregon USA Urgencias Key Words • Burns • Wounds • Wound management • Cutaneus injury WOUNDS IN SMALL ANIMALS L Dealing with wounds can be frustrating or fulfilling, depending on multiple factors as client collaboration, patient status, response to treatment, and in the quality of in-home care. Clinicians and owners should be aware that complex wounds will demand extensive work, time, and financial support, with no guarantee of a positive outcome. The sources of trauma for tissues include lacerations, detachment or tearing of the skin and other tissues from the underlying tissue, bite wounds, stab wounds, gunshot wounds, poisonous snake bites, radiation injury, bedsores or inflicted by misapplication of plasters and bandages, burns, frostbite, perivascular injection of hypertonic drugs, among many others. All veterinary clinics, whether designed for the management and treatment of trauma patients, commonly evaluate and treat these patients. The role of the veterinarian who provides the primary care to the patient with open wounds is vital, having a direct influence on the complexity of the case and the possibility of recovery. A general check list for wounds management would be: a. Check the patient as a whole b. Assess the wound c. Discuss finances, time commitment, and risks/ complications with owners d. Develop a wound management plan with unexpected complications included e. Develop plans for anesthesia, analgesia, and nutrition f. Develop a monitoring plan including owner commitment and recheck times REMEVET · Noviembre - Diciembre · AMMVEPE 307
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