Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · May 2015
Plasma lactate concentrations in septic peritonitis: A retrospective study of 83 dogs (2007-2012).
To determine if absolute plasma lactate concentration or lactate clearance in dogs with septic peritonitis is associated with morbidity or mortality. ⋯ Admission plasma lactate concentration and lactate clearance were good prognostic indicators in dogs with septic peritonitis.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · May 2015
Administration of fenoldopam in critically ill small animal patients with acute kidney injury: 28 dogs and 34 cats (2008-2012).
To describe the clinical features and outcomes of critically ill dogs and cats with acute kidney injury (AKI) receiving fenoldopam infusions compared to patients with AKI that did not receive fenoldopam. ⋯ In this study of patients with AKI, fenoldopam administration at 0.8 μg/kg/min in dogs and 0.5 μg/kg/min in cats appeared relatively safe but was not associated with improvement in survival to discharge, length of hospital stay, or improvement in renal biochemical parameters when compared to patients with AKI not receiving fenoldopam.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · May 2015
Assessment of coagulation utilizing thromboelastometry in dogs undergoing orthopedic surgery.
To evaluate blood coagulation using thromboelastometry in dogs following orthopedic surgery. ⋯ In this study, unlike the hypercoagulability observed in human orthopedic patients, a hypercoagulable state as measured by thromboelastometry did not develop in dogs following orthopedic surgery.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · May 2015
Assessment of microcirculatory perfusion in healthy anesthetized cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy using sidestream dark field microscopy.
To: (1) determine the feasibility of using sidestream dark field microscopy (SDM) to measure microcirculatory parameters in healthy, anesthetized cats and (2) determine if surgical tissue manipulation and anesthesia time alter these parameters during ovariohysterectomy. ⋯ This study demonstrated that SDM can be utilized to obtain sublingual microvascular parameters in healthy, anesthetized cats. Limitations include difficulty in obtaining high quality images, presumed need for general anesthesia, and need for off-line video analysis. This technology has potential as a tool in experimental and clinical monitoring of microcirculatory changes in felines.