Evaluation of red blood cell distribution width, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and other hematologic parameters in canine acute pancreatitis.

Objective: To determine if RBC distribution width (RDW), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and other hematological parameters are associated with increased odds of in-hospital mortality, increased length of hospitalization (LOH), or disease severity as measured by the Canine Acute Pancreatitis Severity (CAPS) score in dogs with acute pancreatitis (AP).

Design: Retrospective, multicenter study from January 2016 to August 2020.

Setting: Four private emergency and specialty referral centers.

A survey of emergency and critical care veterinarians regarding IV fluid bolus therapy and monitoring practices in small animals.

Objective: To determine how veterinary emergency and critical care clinicians define IV fluid bolus therapy (FBT) and what constitutes a positive response to a fluid bolus.

Design: Online survey of 222 emergency and critical care veterinarians between December 17, 2018, and March 1, 2019.

Interventions: An online survey was provided to diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC), residents of ACVECC-approved training programs, as well as house officers and emergency clinicians of a corporate multicenter emergency and specialty care veterinary hospital.

Anaphylaxis-related hemoperitoneum in 11 dogs.

Objective: To describe the unique complication of hemoperitoneum associated with anaphylaxis.

Design: Retrospective case series from September 2012 to August 2017.

Setting: Two private emergency and specialty referral hospitals.

Best practice recommendations for prehospital veterinary care of dogs and cats.

Objective: To examine available evidence on prehospital care in human and veterinary trauma and emergency medicine and develop best practice guidelines for use by both paramedical and nonparamedical personnel in the approach to the prehospital care of dogs and cats.

Design: Systematic evaluation of the literature gathered via medical databases searches of Medline, CAB abstracts, and Google Scholar.

Synthesis: From a review and systematic evaluation of the available evidence, consensus guidelines on the approach to prehospital care of dogs and cats in 18 scenarios were developed.