Significance of incidentally identified bullae and blebs on thoracic computed tomography and prevalence of subsequent pneumothorax in dogs.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of incidentally found pulmonary bullae and blebs (PBBs) in a population of dogs undergoing thoracic computed tomography (CT) for reasons other than presence of pneumothorax and to determine the prevalence of subsequent spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) development.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: A total of 30 dogs.

Canine Pyothorax: Comparison of Culture and Susceptibility Results to the BSAVA PROTECT ME Poster and Other Published Recommended Antimicrobial Use Guidelines.

The most common bacterial isolates in dogs with pyothorax include mixed anaerobes, Enterobacteriaceae (especially ), spp., spp., and spp.

Complications associated with and outcome of surgical intervention for treatment of esophageal foreign bodies in dogs.

Objective: To identify complications associated with and short- and long-term outcomes of surgical intervention for treatment of esophageal foreign bodies (EFBs) in dogs.

Animals: 63 client-owned dogs.

Procedures: Patient records from 9 veterinary hospitals were reviewed to identify dogs that underwent surgery for removal of an EFB or treatment or an associated esophageal perforation between 2007 and 2019.

Nonsurgical reduction of prolapsed colocolic intussusception in 2 puppies.

Objective: To describe the nonsurgical management of prolapsed colocolic intussusception in 2 puppies.

Case Summary: Two 3-month-old male intact puppies (Pug and Labrador Retriever) developed intussusceptions that had prolapsed from the anus after they had suffered from tenesmus with soft feces or diarrhea. Reduction of the prolapsed tissue was performed and colocolic intussusception was diagnosed ultrasonographically in 1 dog.

Pubic fractures secondary to extended transpelvic urethrostomy in a cat.

Objective: To report the occurrence and describe the management of pubic fractures after the use of an extended transpelvic urethrostomy (TPU) to treat postprostatic intrapelvic urethral obstruction and laceration in a cat.

Animal: One 6-year-old domestic short-haired cat.

Study Design: Case report.

Education, employment and practice: Midwifery graduates in Papua New Guinea.

Background: Papua New Guinea has a very high maternal mortality rate (773/100,000), low rates of supervised births and a critical shortage of skilled midwives. A midwifery education initiative commenced in 2012, funded by the Australian Government and led by the National Department of Health. One specific objective of the initiative was to improve the standard of clinical teaching and practice in four schools of midwifery.

Maternal mortality in Australia: learning from maternal cardiac arrest.

Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is fortunately a rare event that few midwives will see during their career. The increase in maternal age, the Body Mass Index, cesarean sections, multiple pregnancies, and comorbidities over recent years have increased the probability of cardiac arrest. The early warning signs of impending maternal cardiac arrest are either absent or go unrecognized.

In vitro comparison of mechanical and degradation properties of equivalent absorbable suture materials from two different manufacturers.

Objective: To compare the mechanical, knotting, and absorption properties of 3 synthetic absorbable suture materials (polyglactin 910, polydioxanone, poliglecaprone 25) from 2 different manufacturers (Huaiyin Medical Instruments Co. Ltd. and Ethicon Inc.

Uterine horn torsion in a non-gravid cat.

An 11-year-old female domestic shorthair cat with a previous history of having been spayed, presented with signs of abdominal distension, lethargy and anorexia of 1 week's duration. On the basis of radiological and ultrasonographic findings a tentative diagnosis of pyometra was made. Exploratory coeliotomy revealed a 900 degrees left horn uterine torsion along the longitudinal axis.

Regional load bearing of the canine acetabulum.

Objective: To determine the load bearing areas of the canine acetabulum.

Materials And Methods: A kinematic study of four healthy dogs was used to determine the orientation of the femur to the pelvis at mid-stance. Femora and pelves from 10 canine cadavers were loaded with the physiological canine hip reaction force and angle being replicated.