The effect of nail characteristics on surface bacterial counts of surgical personnel before and after scrubbing.

Objective: To determine the influence of nail characteristics on bacterial counts on the fingers of surgery personnel.

Study Design: Randomized nonblinded controlled crossover study design.

Sample Population: Veterinary students, small animal surgery technicians, small animal surgery interns/residents, and small animal surgery faculty in a veterinary teaching hospital (n = 21).

Surgical retrieval of a guide wire lost during central venous catheterization in a dog.

Objective: To report a case of successful surgical removal of a guide wire lost during central venous catheterization.

Case Summary: A 28 kg, 4-year-old female neutered mixed breed dog presented to the primary care veterinarian with diabetic ketosis. During the process of central venous catheterization, the guide wire was accidently released and the entire length of the guide wire slipped into the jugular vein.