Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition
Welcome to the Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition—your shortcut to staying sharp in small animal surgery. We break down the latest peer-reviewed studies into clear, time-saving episodes you can listen to on your commute, between cases, or while walking the dog. Focused, fast, and clinically relevant—this is how busy surgeons stay current without spending hours digging through journals. Produced by Simini, creators of Simini Protect Lavage—the non-antibiotic lavage designed to target surgical site risks like biofilms and resistant bacteria.
Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition
Veterinary Surgery August 2025 – Soft Tissue Part 1: QNA-ectomy & Fluorescent Wound Imaging
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we highlight two impactful studies from the August 2025 issue of Veterinary Surgery. Together, they offer clearer, faster decision-making for managing complex airways and complicated wounds.
We cover:
✅ Chan et al. — A retrospective study of 180 dogs with advanced BOAS treated with modified multilevel airway surgery. The addition of QNA-ectomy—a procedure that preserves the corniculate process—resulted in a nearly 30% improvement in BOAS scores, with no statistically significant increase in major complications. But watch out: a BCS under 4 was linked to a 33% major complication rate, making nutritional and systemic stabilization essential.
✅ McCagherty et al. — A prospective study of a handheld wound imaging device (WID) that uses violet light fluorescence to detect clinically relevant bacterial loads in real time. While it didn't improve culture swab yield, it correctly identified infection in 100% of cases, aiding both empirical treatment decisions and targeted debridement.
🎓 Journal Articles Discussed:
- Chan et al. — Complication rate and outcomes of laryngeal
cuneiformectomy in dogs with advanced laryngeal collapse - McCagherty et al. — Diagnostic value of a point of care bacterial fluorescence
imaging device for detecting wound infections in
dogs and cats
📚 From the August 2025 issue of Veterinary Surgery
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