VSR 421: Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)

OPEN WOUNDS

•  If parotid gland is wounded, there is an escape of saliva through the wound.

Treatment

•  Arrest the haemorrhage by appropriate measure. If some of the large vessels are severed, they must be promptly secured by artery forceps and then ligate.
•  If the vessels cannot be secured by artery forceps, the vessel should be isolated at some distance from it and then the ligature is applied.
•  Ligation of the carotid may not stop, persistant haemorrhege from the internal carotid noticed, it can be anastomosed with the corresponding artery on the other side. Suture the wound and apply bandage.