Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Apr 2010
Comparative StudySafety and efficacy of high-dose fomepizole compared with ethanol as therapy for ethylene glycol intoxication in cats.
To determine the safety and efficacy of high-dose fomepizole compared with ethanol (EtOH) in cats with ethylene glycol (EG) toxicosis. ⋯ Fomepizole is safe when administered to cats in high doses, prevents EG-induced fatal ARF when therapy is instituted within 3 hours of EG ingestion, and is more effective than treatment with EtOH.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Dec 2009
Comparative StudySevere blunt trauma in dogs: 235 cases (1997-2003).
To evaluate population characteristics, injuries, emergency diagnostic testing, and outcome of dogs with blunt trauma requiring intensive care in an urban hospital. ⋯ Outcome of severe blunt trauma in dogs treated with intensive care is very good. Despite the high survival rate, several features associated with poor outcome were identified. Neither admission lactate nor glucose was able to predict outcome.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Dec 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of body position on the arterial partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in spontaneously breathing, conscious dogs in an intensive care unit.
To evaluate the effect of body position on the arterial partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide (PaO(2), PaCO(2)), and the efficiency of pulmonary oxygen uptake as estimated by alveolar-arterial oxygen difference (A-a difference). ⋯ PaO(2) was significantly higher when animals were positioned in sternal recumbency compared with lateral recumbency, predominantly due to improved pulmonary oxygen uptake (decreased A-a difference) rather than increased alveolar ventilation (decreased PaCO(2)). Patients with hypoxemia (defined as PaO(2)<80 mm Hg) in lateral recumbency may benefit from being placed in sternal recumbency. Sternal recumbency is recommended to improve oxygenation in hypoxemic patients.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Dec 2009
Comparative StudyComparison of direct and indirect methods of intra-abdominal pressure measurement in normal horses.
To develop a direct method for measuring intra-abdominal pressures in the standing horse, identify a reference interval for direct intra-abdominal pressures, compare these pressures to indirect intra-abdominal pressures measured from the bladder, and determine the optimal bladder infusion volume for indirect pressure measurement. ⋯ Pressures measured directly in the standing horse were subatmospheric, and increased as the horse's weight increased. Indirect pressures measured were altered by increasing volumes infused in the bladder. There was no significant correlation between the 2 methods of intra-abdominal pressure measurement.
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J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) · Dec 2009
Measurements of microvascular perfusion in healthy anesthetized dogs using orthogonal polarization spectral imaging.
To determine normal microvascular assessment parameters for healthy, anesthetized dogs. ⋯ The microcirculation of normal dogs is readily observable using the videomicroscope and recorded video segments can be used to determine microcirculatory measurements. These values may prove useful for comparison in future studies that examine canine microcirculatory parameters.