{"title":"New hospital director for Lumbry Park.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5215","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 3","pages":"iv"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Edward Bryan Davies.","authors":"A Giles Davies","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A vet who worked in large animal practice before moving into the areas of animal disease, public health and food hygiene. After retirement he pursued a wide variety of interests.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 3","pages":"124"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selected highlights from other journals.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5190","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 3","pages":"118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Competition and Markets Authority investigation: next steps.","authors":"Amelia Findon","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amelia Findon, BVA's director of policy and governance, talks through the latest updates and what happens next.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 3","pages":"125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of repeated vincristine administration on platelet count in cats with lymphoma.","authors":"Giulia Marceglia, Andrea Zoia, Matteo Petini","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vincristine is a chemotherapy drug used to treat haemopoietic tumours such as lymphomas. In healthy dogs and those with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, vincristine administration increases platelet count. Conversely, myelosuppression is a reported adverse effect. However, information on the haematological effects of vincristine in cats is scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to determine platelet count variation following vincristine administration in cats with lymphoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort study of cats receiving a cytological or histological diagnosis of lymphoma between 2010 and 2023 was conducted. Cats were eligible for inclusion if they received vincristine and a complete blood count was performed before and after its administration. Each vincristine administration was recorded as a sequential event. The change in platelet count following vincristine administration was then calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For the 52 cats included in the study, a total of 94 vincristine treatments were administered in up to four sequential treatment events. The cats' post-treatment platelet counts were always higher than their pre-treatment counts; however, the difference only became statistically significant after the second vincristine administration (mean difference 53.2 ± 124.4 × 10<sup>3</sup> µL; p = 0.019).</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the blood sampling protocol was not standardised, and the timings of the complete blood count analyses differed between individual cases, which may have affected the results.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Repeated vincristine administration does not cause thrombocytopenia in cats with lymphoma and is not contraindicated in thrombocytopenic cats.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e5124"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janne Stael, Maarten Haspeslagh, Ilse Beekhuis, Ann Martens
{"title":"Steam sterilisation of disposable surgical gowns does not compromise resistance to wet microbial penetration.","authors":"Janne Stael, Maarten Haspeslagh, Ilse Beekhuis, Ann Martens","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Reuse of disposable medical products is common practice in veterinary medicine; however, studies on the safety of such reuse are often lacking. This study aimed to determine whether steam sterilisation of disposable surgical gowns compromises their resistance to wet microbial penetration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty surgical gowns were removed from their sterile packaging, manipulated, wetted, dried and subsequently repacked and steam sterilised. The protocol was performed once (groups A and C) or twice (groups B and D) for both spunbond/meltblown/meltblown/meltblown/spunbond (SMMMS) (groups A and B) and spunlace (groups C and D) fabric types. Wet microbial penetration tests, carried out according to the European Standard EN ISO 22610, were performed and the barrier index (I<sub>B</sub>) was calculated to assess the performance requirements.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean I<sub>B</sub> of the SMMMS fabric (groups A and B) and the spunlace fabric (groups C and D) were 3.496, 3.182, 3.206 and 3.490, respectively. The mean I<sub>B</sub> for all groups was significantly greater than 2.8 (group A: p = 0.005; groups B, C and D: p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>This was an experimental study with a small sample size, and only one of nine performance requirements specified in the relevant European standards was tested. Furthermore, no cleaning process was implemented, so the test results cannot be directly extrapolated to real-world clinical settings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In terms of wet microbial penetration, as defined by European standards, disposable surgical gowns made of SMMMS or spunlace can be safely steam sterilised up to two times.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e5121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143053607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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