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Theatre

Surgery facilities allow us to perform a variety of procedures

Our surgical facilities comprise of:

  • a custom built theatre with pre-induction areas
  • two induction / recovery stalls
  • a pre-theatre scrub area for the horse as part of a large fully equipped operating theatre

Anaesthesia is maintained on gas or a combination of gaseous and intravenous agents. Infusion pumps are used to ensure intravenous agents are given at the correct rate and use a ventilators to ensure correct delivery of anaesthetic agents.

Patients’ anaesthesia is monitored using ECG (capnography), invasive and non-invasive arterial blood pressure and pulse oximetry. Arterial blood gases and electrolyte concentrations can be analysed during surgery if necessary. The two recovery stalls are both equipped with CCTV and rope-recovery facilities to aide our patients in standing safely after their anaesthesia.

The surgery facilities allow us to perform all surgical procedures that are possible in modern equine veterinary medicine.

 

The facilities are also designed to allow intra-operative diagnostic imagery including,

 

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