Impact of a cell salvage device on blood transfusions to dogs undergoing surgery at a referral veterinary hospital.

Objective: To determine the number of homologous blood transfusions received by canine surgical patients after introducing a cell salvage device (CSD), trends in surgeries requiring blood transfusion, and the incidence of transfusion reactions.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Single referral hospital.

Blood glucose monitoring during surgery in dogs to assess completeness of surgical resection of insulinoma: 11 cases.

Objective: To evaluate whether intraoperative detection of rising levels of blood glucose could improve the completeness of resection of insulin-secreting tumor tissue and whether this improves long-term outcomes.

Animals: 11 client-owned dogs diagnosed with insulinoma.

Procedures: Retrospective review of medical records of dogs undergoing partial pancreatectomy as treatment for insulinoma.