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{"title":"Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses.","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/vec.12825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12825","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12825","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63498852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"VETERINARY EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE SOCIETY 2017 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION.","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/vec.12683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12683","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12683","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63498557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"VECCS MERCHANDISE ORDER FORM.","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/vec.12681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12681","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12681","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63498550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the safety and tolerability of rivaroxaban in dogs with presumed primary immune-mediated hemolytic anemia.","authors":"Alice Morassi,&nbsp;Domenico Bianco,&nbsp;Ed Park,&nbsp;Reid K Nakamura,&nbsp;George A White","doi":"10.1111/vec.12480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the safety and tolerability of rivaroxaban (RIV), an oral direct factor Xa inhibitory drug, in dogs with presumed primary immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (pIMHA).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective, multicenter, positive-controlled, unblinded clinical trial. Client-owned dogs were enrolled between October 2012 and March 2014.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Private referral centers.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>Twenty-four client-owned dogs with pIMHA. Enrolled dogs were randomized in 2 treatment groups to receive by mouth RIV or clopidogrel (CL) and low-dose aspirin (LDA). All dogs were monitored for 90 days from the enrollment in the study.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Enrolled dogs were given a standardized immunosuppressive protocol and RIV or CL and LDA.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>There was no identifiable adverse drug reaction, evidence of hemorrhage, significant prolongation of prothrombin time or activated partial thromboplastin time, or increase in transfusion requirements associated with RIV therapy compared to CL and LDA in dogs with pIMHA. There was no significant difference between treatment groups with respect to thrombotic events, survival rates to discharge, at 1 month and 3 months from diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study suggests that RIV at a median dose of 0.89 mg/kg by mouth once daily was safe and well tolerated in a small group of dogs with presumed pIMHA able to tolerate oral medications and treated with a standardized immunosuppressive treatment protocol. Conclusions regarding the relative efficacy of RIV as compared to CL and LDA cannot be made due to the small size of the treatment groups and because pharmacodynamic effects were not assessed.</p>","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12480","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34748227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the in vitro efficacy of hemodialysis, hemoperfusion, and the combined approach on the removal of metaldehyde from canine plasma.","authors":"Elisabeth L Mauser,&nbsp;Birgit Puschner,&nbsp;Sven Reese,&nbsp;Katrin Hartmann,&nbsp;René Doerfelt","doi":"10.1111/vec.12487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the effect of hemodialysis, hemoperfusion, and a combined approach on the removal of metaldehyde from canine plasma.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>In vitro study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>University veterinary teaching hospital laboratory.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>None.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>None.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>Metaldehyde-fortified canine plasma was prepared. Hemodialysis (HD), charcoal hemoperfusion (HP), and in-series hemodialysis and charcoal hemoperfusion (HD/HP) were applied in triplicate to eliminate metaldehyde from plasma. Plasma samples were obtained before starting the procedure and subsequently after every processed total plasma volume until plasma had been processed 10 times. Plasma metaldehyde concentration was quantitatively assayed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA, repeated measures ANOVA, and Bonferroni post hoc test, and by calculating the coefficient of variation from duplicate measurements, binomial distribution, and by Bland-Altman analysis. Statistically significant reduction in metaldehyde concentration was reached by all 3 techniques. Reduction of metaldehyde concentration of more than 95% was achieved after processing the plasma volume 4 times applying HD, 8 times applying HP, and 2 times applying HD/HP. Efficacy in reduction of metaldehyde concentration differed significantly between the 3 procedures (P < 0.001). In-series hemodialysis and charcoal hemoperfusion was more effective in metaldehyde removal than HD (P = 0.003) and HP (P < 0.001), and HD was more effective than HP (P = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Metaldehyde was effectively removed by all applied extracorporeal blood purification techniques in vitro. However, the combination of both techniques was more effective than HD or HP alone. Further clinical studies are warranted to confirm therapeutic benefits in patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12487","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34577608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comparison of the cardiopulmonary effects of pressure controlled ventilation and volume controlled ventilation in healthy anesthetized dogs.","authors":"Denise T Fantoni,&nbsp;Keila K Ida,&nbsp;Thomas F T Lopes,&nbsp;Denise A Otsuki,&nbsp;José Otávio C Auler,&nbsp;Aline M Ambrósio","doi":"10.1111/vec.12485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the effects of pressure controlled ventilation (PCV) with volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) on lung compliance, gas exchange, and hemodynamics in isoflurane-anesthetized dogs.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective randomized study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Veterinary teaching hospital.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>Forty client-owned bitches undergoing elective ovariohysterectomy.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Dogs were randomly assigned to be ventilated with 100% oxygen using PCV (n = 20) or VCV (n = 20). The respiratory rate was 20/min and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) was 5 cm H2 O, with a tidal volume of 10 mL/kg. Cardiac output (CO) was measured using thermodilution. Cardiopulmonary and blood gas data were obtained during spontaneous ventilation and after 30 (T30) and 60 minutes (T60) of controlled ventilation.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>In dogs ventilated with PCV, at T30 and T60, PIP was lower (11.4 ± 1.9 and 11.1 ± 1.5 cm H2 O, respectively) and static compliance (CST ) was higher (51 ± 7 and 56 ± 6 mL/cm H2 O, respectively) than in VCV group (PIP of 14.3 ± 1.3 and 15.5 ± 1.4 cm H2 O; CST of 34 ± 8 and 33 ± 9 mL/cm H2 O, P < 0.0001). Compared with spontaneous ventilation, both groups had decreased alveolar-arterial oxygen difference at T30 and T60 (PCV: 128 ± 32 mm Hg vs 108 ± 20 and 104 ± 16 mm Hg, respectively; VCV: 131 ± 38 mm Hg vs 109 ± 19 and 107 ± 14 mm Hg, respectively; P < 0.01), while CO was maintained at all time points.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Compared to spontaneous ventilation, both ventilatory modes effectively improved gas exchange without hemodynamic impairment. PCV resulted in higher lung CST and lower PIP compared to VCV.</p>","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12485","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34538622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of jejunostomy tube feeding after abdominal surgery in dogs.","authors":"Kaoru Tsuruta,&nbsp;F A Mann,&nbsp;Robert C Backus","doi":"10.1111/vec.12494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12494","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the use of postoperative intrajejunal feeding and to evaluate the association of preoperative plasma albumin concentrations with intrajejunal feeding-related complications and clinical outcome.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective, observational study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>University veterinary teaching hospital.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>Sixty-four dogs.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Jejunostomy tube placement during abdominal surgery.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>Most dogs (81%) survived. The median intrajejunal feeding period was 2.1 days (range: 1-16 days; n = 64). Only 3 (5%) dogs received their estimated resting energy requirement by intrajejunal feeding. Of dogs that were fed intrajejunally (58 out of 64), most (55 out of 58) received intrajejunal feeding within 24 hours after surgery. Energy provision via the jejunal feeding tube did not differ between dogs with and without complications (P = 0.592), or between nonsurvivors and survivors (P = 0.298). Thirty-five dogs ate voluntarily concurrently with intrajejunal feeding. Of dogs that ate voluntarily concurrently with intrajejunal feeding for ≤50% of the postoperative period, most (74%) survived to discharge. Complications were seen in 22% of dogs, and none were life-threatening; gastrointestinal signs were most common. There was no difference in preoperative plasma albumin concentration between dogs with and without complications (P = 0.432) and between nonsurvivors and survivors (P = 0.727). Fecal score was not significantly different between the 2 liquid diets studied (FormulaV Enteral Care HLP and CliniCare Canine/Feline; P = 0.927).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A jejunostomy tube placed during abdominal surgery was likely to be used at the study institution. Few complications were seen and none were life-threatening. Intrajejunal feeding was initiated early after surgery and did not interfere with the initiation of voluntary oral intake. Fecal scores were high and were useful for an objective assessment of fecal consistency in dogs with intrajejunal feeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12494","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34523758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hyperlactatemia and serial lactate measurements in sick cats.","authors":"Lesleigh A Redavid,&nbsp;Claire R Sharp,&nbsp;Mark A Mitchell,&nbsp;Nicole F Beckel","doi":"10.1111/vec.12496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12496","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To document the incidence of hyperlactatemia in sick cats hospitalized for emergency care and to evaluate the prognostic utility of serial lactate measurements in cats with hyperlactatemia.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective observational study over a 10-month period (July 2010-May 2011).</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Private veterinary referral center with 24-hour hospital care.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>One hundred and twenty-three privately owned cats admitted to a private referral center.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Blood was collected by direct venipuncture from the jugular or medial saphenous vein at the time of hospital admission and at 6 and 24 hours following admission.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>The median plasma lactate concentration for all cats at admission (T0) was 1.89 mmol/L (17.0 mg/dL) (range: 0.3-12.48). Twenty-three percent (28/123) of cats admitted were hyperlactatemic (ie, >2.87 mmol/L; >25.86 mg/dL) upon admission. Lactate concentration at presentation and serial lactate measurements were not found to be related with survival to discharge or correlated with duration of hospitalization. The overall survival rate of all cats in this study was 81%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrated that the incidence of hyperlactatemia in sick cats being admitted for hospitalization in a private referral center was 23%, and that lactate concentration on admission and serial lactate measurements over time were not prognostic in this group of hospitalized cats. Future studies are needed to evaluate the prognostic utility of lactate and serial lactate measurements in specific disease states and in a larger population of critically ill cats.</p>","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12496","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34580648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In Memoriam.","authors":"Deborah Silverstein,&nbsp;Lori Waddell,&nbsp;Ken Drobatz","doi":"10.1111/vec.12497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12497","url":null,"abstract":"This memorial column pays tribute to Robert T. Chuck, past‐president of AWWA from 1986‐87. He passed away on Dec. 27, 2012. His long career in the water industry in his native Hawaii is outlined, along with his involvement with AWWA and other water industry associations.","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12497","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34566657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hepatic encephalopathy in dogs and cats.","authors":"Jonathan A Lidbury,&nbsp;Audrey K Cook,&nbsp;Jörg M Steiner","doi":"10.1111/vec.12473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To comparatively review the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in dogs and cats.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>The Medline database was searched for articles related to HE in people, dogs, and cats. Articles published within the last 5 years were given special importance.</p><p><strong>Human data synthesis: </strong>The pathogenesis of HE is complex and incompletely understood, but ammonia appears to play a central role. Hyperammonemia leads to accumulation of glutamine in astrocytes, with subsequent astrocyte swelling and neurological dysfunction. The development of HE in patients with hepatic cirrhosis is a poor prognostic indicator. The fermentable disaccharide lactulose and the antimicrobial rifaximin are US Food and Drug Administration approved treatments for human HE. Severe protein restriction is no longer recommended for patients with this condition.</p><p><strong>Veterinary data synthesis: </strong>HE is often associated with portosystemic shunting in dogs and cats. Ammonia plays a central role in the pathogenesis of HE in dogs and cats, but other factors such as manganese and endogenous benzodiazepines may also contribute. Recently, a soy protein-based diet was found to be beneficial in treating canine HE. Severe dietary protein restriction is likely to be detrimental in affected animals. There have been no clinical trials of drugs routinely used in the management HE in veterinary medicine, but lactulose and antimicrobials such as metronidazole are well-established treatments.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HE is a potentially life-threatening condition that is probably underdiagnosed in companion animals. Although various treatment recommendations have been proposed, there is a lack of evidence in the veterinary literature regarding optimal strategies for the management of this condition. As our understanding of the pathogenesis of HE in dogs and cats evolves, novel diagnostic tests and therapeutic agents may become available.</p>","PeriodicalId":74015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/vec.12473","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34750749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}