The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
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Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. · Nov 1995
ReviewTransfusion therapy in emergency and critical care medicine.
The administration of blood or its components can provide the life-saving element for a critically ill small animal patient. Shock from acute massive hemorrhage produces catastrophic cardiovascular changes requiring rapid, accurate resuscitation techniques for survival. Bleeding that occurs more slowly allows for the opportunity to discover and treat the inciting cause and to administer specific blood component.