Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. · Aug 2009
Evaluation of vehicular trauma in dogs: 239 cases (January-December 2001).
To describe a population of dogs with vehicular trauma and to determine whether age, type and severity of injury, or preexisting disease were associated with outcome. ⋯ Increased injury severity in dogs was associated with increased mortality rates and higher cost of treatment.
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J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. · Jul 2009
Prognostic indicators for dogs and cats with cardiopulmonary arrest treated by cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation at a university teaching hospital.
To determine the association among signalment, health status, other clinical variables, and treatments and events during cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) with the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) for animals with cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) in a veterinary teaching hospital. ⋯ The prognosis was grave for animals with CPA, except for those that had CPA while anesthetized.
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J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. · May 2009
Effects of adjunct electroacupuncture on severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease.
To compare severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease treated with a combination of conventional analgesics and electroacupuncture (EAP) or with conventional analgesics alone. ⋯ Results provided equivocal evidence that adjunct EAP might provide some mild benefit in regard to severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease.