Abbie Tipler
Stress in Surgery - Tips
The American Journal of Surgery published an article "The effects of Stress on Surgical Performance" Firstly, Why is it bad?- Stress...
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Abbie Tipler
Aug 181 min read
Stenotic nares - alarplasty video
My preferred method for the stenotic nares procedure is to take a very deep wedge. My first incision is very close to the alar fold, from...
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Abbie Tipler
Jul 312 min read
Stress in Surgery
The American Journal of Surgery published an article "The effects of Stress on Surgical Performance" Why is it bad- Stress effects...
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Abbie Tipler
Jul 292 min read
Ovary-Sparing Hysterectomy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4KEslebOO4 a video The key components to this procedure are as follows; 1 - Make usual celiotomy...
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Abbie Tipler
Jul 172 min read
Avoid ureteral trauma
Avoiding ureteral trauma at female desexing + steps for a dropped pedicle Part 1 This is one of the complications vets are most...
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Abbie Tipler
Jun 262 min read
Better Red than Dead
Correct me if I am wrong, but I wonder if vets over-think autotransfusions as something too complicated for use within their own...
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Abbie Tipler
Jun 191 min read
Exposing abdominal gutters video
Exposing the abdominal gutters - a video, using the basket technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiEvVn6mlnE This is a short video...
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Abbie Tipler
Jun 191 min read
Button's for Tabitha
Labial Button Sling for a caudal mandibular fracture - (yes buttons, as in from a jumper). Tabitha presented to VSS Jindalee after...
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Abbie Tipler
Jun 192 min read
Reducing wound dehiscence tip
Reducing wound dehiscence and surgical site infections - tips One thing that is occasionally overlooked, is consciously thinking about...
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Abbie Tipler
Jun 191 min read
Approach to the male dog's abdomen
I created a brief video on approaching the abdomen in a male dog. This is an essential approach to know if performing abdominal surgery...
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Abbie Tipler
Jun 191 min read
Humeral fractures
These are not fun fractures to repair. For this patient (a 5 month old M Tibetan Mastiff), I placed 2 lag screws and bilateral...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 17, 20234 min read
Surgical Complications - resilience versus trauma - what determines if we bounce back.
A take-home truth from a recent paper I read was “Death is a rare and serious, but predictable consequence of performing surgery”. So if...
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Abbie Tipler
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Confining a dog
https://www.vss.net.au/videos/confining-your-dog.html Confinement of a dog Video I will never forget the day I was driving to work and...
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Abbie Tipler
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Reducing hip luxation videos
These are 'how to' videos demonstrating how to reduce hips with the patient under general anaesthesia. Thank you to Dr Jun Loh Ren for...
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Abbie Tipler
Mar 7, 202314 min read
Desexing - Pros and Cons of desexing, age to desex, procedures and conversations with clients
The decision whether to desex a dog and the ethics surrounding the decision are complex. There is a lack of evidence that desexing...
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Abbie Tipler
Feb 18, 20237 min read
Joint taps (arthrocentesis) in dogs
Contents: 1 - Indications for joint arthrocentesis 2 – Equipment you will need 3 - Sedation options for the procedure 4 – ‘How to’ guides...
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Abbie Tipler
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Saving Axle - liver lobectomies part 2
Saving Axle - Life-saving liver lobectomies case 2. Another liver lobectomy that I performed in the last couple of weeks was for...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Perineal Urethrostomy Video
Perineal Urethrostomy in a male cat - a 1 minute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ482okB0lc I made a quick 1 minute summary...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Antibiotics post TPLO
Should we routinely use antibiotics post TPLO (Tibial Plateau leveling osteotomy)? This post fits nicely with a previous post...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Sentinel lymph node mapping refers to the investigation of which lymph node is the first node to drain from a cancer. There are potential...
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