Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Aug 2011
ReviewThe use of intravenous lipid emulsion as an antidote in veterinary toxicology.
To review the use of IV lipid emulsion (ILE) for the treatment of toxicities related to fat-soluble agents; evaluate current human and veterinary literature; and to provide proposed guidelines for the use of this emerging therapy in veterinary medicine and toxicology. ⋯ The use of ILE appears to be a safe therapy for the poisoned animal patient, but is warranted only with certain toxicoses. Adverse events associated with ILE in veterinary medicine are rare and anecdotal. Standard resuscitation protocols should be exhausted before considering this therapy and the potential side effects should be evaluated before administration of ILE as a potential antidote in cases of lipophilic drug toxicoses. Further research is waranted.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Aug 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialAssessment of cardiac output measurement in dogs by transpulmonary pulse contour analysis.
To determine if metatarsal artery pressure (COmet) is comparable to femoral artery pressure (COfem) as the input for transpulmonary pulse contour analysis (PiCCO) in anesthetized dogs, using the lithium dilution method (LiDCO) as a standard for cardiac output (CO) measurement. ⋯ Compared with lithium dilution, the pulse contour analysis provides a good estimation of CO, but requires femoral artery catheterization in anesthetized dogs.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Aug 2011
Case ReportsGastrointestinal tract perforations caused by ingestion of multiple magnets in a dog.
To describe a case of gastrointestinal tract perforation, septic peritonitis and coagulopathy caused by ingestion of multiple magnets in a dog. ⋯ This report describes in detail the case management of a dog that developed both gastric and colonic perforations and severe morbidity secondary to ingesting multiple magnets.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Aug 2011
Case ReportsTreatment of accidental ethanol intoxication with hemodialysis in a dog.
To describe the successful treatment of accidental ethanol intoxication with hemodialysis in a dog. ⋯ To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of using hemodialysis to treat accidental ethanol intoxication in a dog. The patient's initial serum ethanol concentration was higher than those previously reported for cases of accidental ethanol intoxication in dogs, and the serum ethanol concentration was shown to rapidly decline during hemodialysis. Treatment with hemodialysis for severe ethanol intoxication was effective in this case and may be able to decrease morbidity and mortality in some cases.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Aug 2011
Comparative StudyComparison of cardiac output determined by arterial pulse pressure waveform analysis method (FloTrac/Vigileo) versus lithium dilution method in anesthetized dogs.
To compare the determination of cardiac output (CO) via arterial pulse pressure waveform analysis (FloTrac/Vigileo) versus lithium dilution method. ⋯ The FloTrac/Vigileo overestimated CO values compared with LiDCO and the relative error was high, which makes this method unreliable for use in dogs.