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Red cell distribution width, illness severity, and all-cause mortality in dogs admitted to the ICU.
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Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) [J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)] 2022 Mar; Vol. 32 (2), pp. 168-172. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 29. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: To determine whether red cell distribution width (RDW) can predict illness severity and mortality risk in a heterogenous population of dogs admitted to the ICU.<br />Design: Prospective observational study.<br />Setting: Large, urban, private teaching hospital.<br />Animals: One hundred eleven dogs consecutively admitted to the ICU between September 2017 and December 2018.<br />Interventions: None.<br />Measurements and Main Results: Abbreviated Acute Patient Physiologic and Laboratory Evaluation (APPLE <subscript>fast</subscript> ) score and RDW were measured within 6 h of ICU admission. This study did not demonstrate a significant difference in illness severity across patients stratified by RDW. There was no difference in RDW between survivors and nonsurvivors at hospital discharge or at 30 days.<br />Conclusions: In this study population, RDW did not correspond with illness severity as measured by APPLE <subscript>fast</subscript> . Moreover, RDW did not predict in-hospital or 30-day mortality.<br /> (© Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society 2021.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-4431
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34967099
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13146