The
Operating
Theatre is the
engine room of a
veterinary surgery.
Gold Coast Vet Surgery
has a dedicated sterile
operating theatre where
most surgery is
performed. Contaminated
procedures that involve
a lot of infection,
such as abscesses or
dental procedures, are
performed in our
non-sterile treatment
room so as to not
contaminate and
compromise the theatre.
Importantly the
operating theatre is a
separate room that has
no through flow to the
rest of the hospital,
and has its own air
conditioning
control.
Next
door is the
Prep
Room where
patients are initially
put under anaesthetic,
shaved and cleaned in
preparation for their
operation. Only once
the operating site has
been cleaned and
prepared is the patient
moved onto the theatre
table.
The
theatre table is
hydraulically operated
enabling the height and
angle etc to be
specifically adjusted
to suit the surgeon and
area being operated on.
Special theatre lights
help illuminate the
area where the surgeon
is working. All
patients have a tube
placed into the airway
in their throat.
Through this tube they
receive a mixture of
oxygen and anaesthetic
gas that is essentially
delivered directly to
their lungs. Should a
patient stop breathing,
or be having chest
surgery, they can also
be ventilated through
this tube. Oxygen is
available in theatre,
and throughout the
hospital, via dedicated
pipes from the central
storage tanks.
Most
patients undergoing an
operation are on an
intravenous drip. To
ensure that they
receive the correct
dose of iv fluids, the
drip is operated by a
special iv fluid pump.
While under anaesthetic
all animals are
carefully monitored by
qualified veterinary
nurses. To aid them
with this task, modern
monitoring equipment is
used to monitor the
patient’s vital
signs.
At Gold
Coast Vet Surgery we
use the safest Gold
Standard anaesthetic
combination for all
operations – it is not
offered just as an
optional extra. While
it may cost us a bit
more, the benefits in
terms of safety and a
faster recovery are
well worth it. We also
recommend that prior to
any anaesthetic or
sedation we run a panel
of blood tests to
ensure that the
anaesthetic is as safe
as possible. These
blood tests are run in
our on site laboratory
so the results are
immediately available.
Therefore, conveniently
the tests can be run on
the same day as the
operation, instead of
having to visit us a
few days before for a
blood test. While it
would be great to do
the blood tests on
every patient, given
the added cost and the
fact that there’s no
Medicare for pets,
these tests are
optional.
As part
of the theatre unit,
the Prep Room is also
where all the surgical
instruments are
cleaned, packed and
sterilised in our new
high-tech vacuum
autoclave.
Gold Coast Vet Surgery Theatre
Gold Coast Vet Surgery Theatre
Gold Coast Vet Surgery Theatre
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