Publications by authors named "B L Dallap"
Background: Central venous pressure (CVP) is a used as an estimation of intravascular volume status in various species. Techniques for measuring CVP in horses have been described, but the repeatability of these readings at a single time point or over time has not been established.
Hypothesis: That CVP measurements in healthy adult horses would be repeatable at each time point, that these readings would be reproducible over time, and that alteration in head position relative to the heart would alter CVP.
Background: Central venous pressure (CVP) customarily has been measured in veterinary patients with water manometry. However, many institutions are now using stallside electronic monitors in both anesthesia and intensive care units for many aspects of patient monitoring.
Hypothesis: Electronic stall side monitoring devices will agree with water manometry for measurement of CVP in horses.
Background: Central venous pressure (CVP) is used in many species to monitor right-sided intravascular volume status, especially in critical care medicine.
Hypothesis: That hypohydration in adult horses is associated with a proportional reduction in CVP.
Animals: Ten healthy adult horses from the university teaching herd.
Background: Coagulopathy is a potentially underrecognized complication of sepsis and septic shock in critically ill neonatal foals.
Hypothesis: Critically ill neonatal foals have abnormalities in coagulation that are associated with disease severity and outcome.
Animals: Foals <72 hours old admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit.
Objective: To determine the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of epsilon-aminocaproic acid (EACA), including the effects of EACA on coagulation and fibrinolysis in healthy horses.
Animals: 6 adult horses.
Procedures: Each horse received 3.