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Surgery and anaesthesia

Resources, events, news and insights from RCVS Knowledge, for veterinary professionals focused on surgery and anaesthesia.

Surgery and anaesthesia resources

  • Tool / guidance
    28 October 2025

    Anaesthetic safety checklist

    This template from the AVA has been developed to improve safety during anaesthesia.
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    28 October 2025

    Surgical safety checklist templates

    Use these templates to get started with surgical safety checklists.
    Quality improvementCommunication and teamworkSurgery and anaesthesia
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    28 October 2025

    Surgical safety checklist in practice

    This case example details the implementation of a surgical safety checklist in practice.
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