Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · May 2016
Severe anemia in cats with urethral obstruction: 17 cases (2002-2011).
To characterize clinical parameters of cats with severe anemia due to suspected urinary bladder hemorrhage associated with urethral obstruction. ⋯ A history of previous urethral obstruction and longer duration of clinical signs may be important risk factors for severe anemia in UO cats. Additionally, UO-A cats appeared to be more severely affected, as evidenced by lower blood pressure, more severe metabolic acidosis, higher BUN and creatinine, and worse outcome.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · May 2016
Evaluation of canine red blood cell quality after processing with an automated cell salvage device.
To evaluate the properties of RBC concentrate harvested after processing fresh whole blood units from healthy dogs with an automated cell salvage device. ⋯ Although processing canine blood with this automated cell salvage device leads to slight changes in some properties of RBCs, most of these changes are comparable to changes seen in human blood after processing. Present data indicate that the use of this cell salvage device does not induce changes in canine RBC concentrate that would preclude its use for transfusion.