D L Chan

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..More recently, techniques for providing more effective nutritional support, such as oesophagostomy tubes, have been clinically evaluated and shown to be associated with minimal complications...

..A better understanding of how different fluids influence the host response may enable us to explore new applications of fluid replacement therapy beyond simply replenishing volume deficits...

..Alterations in circulating amino acids have been documented in animal models and in critically ill people but have not been evaluated in dogs with spontaneously occurring disease...

..Ultimately, the success of the nutritional management of critically ill dogs and cats will depend on close monitoring and frequent reassessment...

..Coagulopathies are common in horses with ischemic or inflammatory gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances. There is indirect evidence suggesting that early stages of these diseases are characterized by hypercoagulability (HC)...

..This appeared to occur primarily because of concerns about adverse effects of opioid drugs. Strategies to reduce these effects may improve pain management in critically ill dogs and cats...

..25). Based on TEG, most dogs with IMHA were hypercoagulable on admission and their clotting kinetics increased with time. Relative hypocoagulability identified by TEG at initial assessment was found to be a negative prognostic indicator...

..Dogs with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) have previously been reported to present with thromboembolism; however, the prevalence and pathogenesis of hypercoagulability in dogs with PLE have not been investigated so far...

..To evaluate the use of human albumin in critically ill dogs. Design-Retrospective case series...

..To review the pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in small animals...

..Although PPN seems to be a relatively safe method of providing nutritional support, future studies are warranted to determine its efficacy...

..Abdominal ultrasonography with Doppler assessment may be useful in establishing the diagnosis. The long-term outcome for dogs that survive the hospitalization period is excellent...

..Prompt recognition of the underlying respiratory disease and complete familiarity with emergency diagnostic and therapeutic procedures can lead to the successful management of many emergency respiratory patients...

..The median period for which they survived after admission to hospital was five days, with a range from one to 558 days, and 16 of the 21 dogs had died or been euthanased within 30 days of their admission...

..Hyperglycemia associated with critical illness in nondiabetic human patients is a common occurrence in the intensive care unit (ICU), with a reported incidence as high as 71%...

..This review describes the rationale of many of these approaches and discusses findings both in human beings and in animals, which may guide future therapy...

..It is helpful for the clinician to be familiar with the typical clinical signs at the time of admission, treatment, and clinical course of dogs with tremorgenic mycotoxicosis...

..Additionally, the potential for pneumothorax should be considered in cats with small airway disease, particularly when clinical signs suddenly become much worse...

..No previous reports of canine uterine rupture associated with manual intervention appear to have been published. This report highlights the potential dangers involved in such an approach...

..The authors postulate that hypomagnesemia may have contributed to the arrhythmias that occurred during anesthesia. Electrolyte abnormalities should be anticipated and corrected following pamidronate therapy in canine patients...

..To determine the utility of human intravenous immunoglobulin (hIVIG) for the initial treatment of canine immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA)...

..The amount of intestine resected was not associated with outcome. These data may be useful in providing prognostic information in cases of extensive small intestinal resection...

..The results of the study support the use of once-daily insulin Glargine or twice-daily Lente insulin in combination with a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet for treatment of feline diabetes mellitus...

..To evaluate the effects of obesity on pulmonary function in healthy adult dogs...