Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Jul 2015
Plasma lactate concentrations and comparison of two point-of-care lactate analyzers to a laboratory analyzer in a population of healthy cats.
To establish a reference interval for plasma lactate in a population of healthy adult cats on a laboratory analyzer (Nova Biomedical Critical Care Xpress [CCX]) and 2 commercially available point-of-care (POC) analyzers (Abbott i-STAT [i-STAT] and Nova Biomedical Lactate Plus [LP]), and to compare the level of agreement of lactate measurement between the laboratory analyzer and POC analyzers. ⋯ Measurements of plasma lactate in cats using the i-STAT showed acceptable agreement with the CCX. The LP showed weaker agreement. However, both POC analyzers are suitable for measurement of lactate in cats, provided results from different POC analyzers are not directly compared. This study identified a larger reference interval for plasma lactate concentration in cats than what has been previously reported.
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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.