Utility of point‐of‐care lung ultrasound for monitoring cardiogenic pulmonary edema in dogs

Autor: Shane D. Murphy, Jessica L. Ward, Austin K. Viall, Melissa A. Tropf, Rebecca L. Walton, Jennifer L. Fowler, Wendy A. Ware, Teresa C. DeFrancesco
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 35, Iss 1, Pp 68-77 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15990
Popis: Abstract Background Point‐of‐care lung ultrasound (LUS) is an effective tool to diagnose left‐sided congestive heart failure (L‐CHF) in dogs via detection of ultrasound artifacts (B‐lines) caused by increased lung water. Hypothesis/Objectives To determine whether LUS can be used to monitor resolution of cardiogenic pulmonary edema in dogs, and to compare LUS to other indicators of L‐CHF control. Animals Twenty‐five client‐owned dogs hospitalized for treatment of first‐onset L‐CHF. Methods Protocolized LUS, thoracic radiographs (TXR), and plasma N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide were performed at hospital admission, hospital discharge, and recheck examinations. Lung ultrasound findings were compared between timepoints and to other clinical measures of L‐CHF. Results From time of hospital admission to discharge (mean 19.6 hours), median number of LUS sites strongly positive for B‐lines (>3 B‐lines per site) decreased from 5 (range, 1‐8) to 1 (range, 0‐5; P
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