Retrospective evaluation of cats with elapid snake envenomation associated neurotoxicity requiring mechanical ventilation: 12 cases (2005-2014)
| Autor: | Hui Mei Ong, Dez Hughes, Kylie Kelers, Manuel Boller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Mechanical ventilation education.field_of_study CATS General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Population Respiratory arrest Retrospective cohort study 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease Snake bites 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Respiratory failure Pneumothorax Anesthesia medicine medicine.symptom education business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 27:579-585 |
| ISSN: | 1479-3261 |
| Popis: | Objective To retrospectively determine the population and outcome characteristics of a cohort of Australian elapid snake envenomed cats requiring mechanical ventilation (MV). Design Retrospective observational study (2005–2014). Setting Academic veterinary emergency and critical care service. Animals Twelve cats undergoing MV for elapid snake envenomation. Interventions None. Measurements and Main Results The medical records were searched to identify cats requiring MV as part of treatment for elapid snake envenomation. Signalment, the indication for, duration of and complications associated with MV, duration of hospitalization, and survival to hospital discharge were recorded for each of the enrolled cases. Seven cats (58.3%) underwent MV because of presumed unsustainable respiratory effort and 5 cats (41.7%) for respiratory arrest. Eleven cats (91.7%) were successfully weaned from MV and survived to hospital discharge. No cats developed ventilator associated pneumonia or pneumothorax. The median duration of MV was 19.5 hours for the survivors (range 7.0–37.0 hours) and median duration of hospitalization was 3.5 days (range 2.4–14.9 days). Conclusions Cats requiring MV for elapid snake envenomation have a favorable outcome and require a relatively short period of MV. Complications encountered are unlikely to influence outcome. |
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