Publications by authors named "J K. Weltman"
Abdominal fluid score as a predictor of transfusion needs and outcome in cats following trauma.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
January 2025
Objective: To assess the value of the abdominal fluid score (AFS) in cats following trauma in determining surgical needs, transfusion needs, and mortality.
Design: Multicenter retrospective observational study utilizing data from the Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT) registry.
Setting: VetCOT Veterinary Trauma Centers.
Evaluation of the Trauma-Associated Severe Hemorrhage score as a predictor of transfusion in traumatized dogs.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
December 2024
Objective: To retrospectively study the use of the human-based Trauma-Associated Severe Hemorrhage (TASH) score to predict transfusion needs and outcome in a population of traumatized dogs.
Measurements And Main Results: The TASH score (comprising sex, hemoglobin concentration, systolic blood pressure, abdominal effusion, heart rate, base excess [BE], and presence of pelvic/femoral fractures) was applied to 24 dogs presenting to a private veterinary hospital following trauma: 12 dogs that required transfusion of blood products and 12 age- and weight-matched controls that did not. Dogs that required transfusions demonstrated a significantly higher TASH score compared with dogs that did not (10.
Microorganism colonization of peripheral venous catheters in a small animal clinical setting.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
November 2023
Objective: To compare the incidence of microorganism colonization of peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) placed in the Emergency Department (ED) to those placed in a routine preoperative setting. The relationship between catheter tip colonization and patient urgency (as assessed by triage priority) was also evaluated.
Design: Prospective, observational study from January 2021 to October 2021.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare rectal and aural temperatures in dogs brought to an emergency room, involving 152 dogs assessed between June and October 2022.
- - Results showed that aural temperatures were significantly lower than rectal temperatures, with an average of 38.3°C for aural and 38.7°C for rectal measurements, and a moderate correlation between the two in normothermic dogs.
- - The study concluded that aural temperatures are generally lower than rectal ones, and factors like respiratory rate and coat length were observed in different temperature classifications among the dogs.
Retrospective analysis of the use of canine-specific albumin in 125 critically ill dogs.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
March 2023
Objective: To describe the clinical use of canine-specific albumin (CSA) in critically ill dogs, report adverse events, and evaluate measurable clinical effects of CSA administration.
Design: Retrospective case series from 2019 to 2020.
Setting: Large, urban, private-practice referral and emergency center.