Rectal temperature is a prognostic indicator in client‐owned guinea pigs
| Autor: | N. Di Girolamo, I. H. Levy, K. A. Keller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
040301 veterinary sciences Guinea Pigs Hypothermia Teaching hospital 0403 veterinary science Hospitals Animal Internal medicine medicine Animals Clinical significance Hospitals Teaching Small Animals business.industry Medical record Temperature 0402 animal and dairy science Rectal temperature 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Odds ratio Prognosis 040201 dairy & animal science Confidence interval Relative risk medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Small Animal Practice. 62:861-865 |
| ISSN: | 1748-5827 0022-4510 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jsap.13388 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES To determine whether rectal temperature was associated with patient mortality in client-owned guinea pigs upon presentation to a veterinary hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical record database at a veterinary teaching hospital was searched for records of guinea pigs from January 2016 through June 2019. Guinea pigs were included in the study if a rectal temperature was measured at presentation and there was data on survival status 7 days post-presentation. If survivor status was not documented in the medical record, follow-up information was obtained from the client via telephone or email. The data was ultimately collected from 201 client-owned guinea pigs who presented for 388 independent examinations. Univariable, multivariable and sensitivity analyses were performed. RESULTS Guinea pigs with hypothermia ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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