Your monthly update and overview of recently released veterinary studies
Welcome to our monthly VetLit Clinical Publication update, where Dr Simon Cook, founder of VetLit.org, provides an overview and update on recently released studies from a wide range of veterinary publications.
Study: Post-Cardiopulmonary Arrest Care and Functional Outcomes in Dogs and Cats Surviving to Hospital Discharge Since Publication of the RECOVER Guidelines: 2012-2022 (Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care)
About the Study
This describes 25 dogs and 15 cats that survived to discharge from three teaching hospitals after sustaining cardiopulmonary arrests. Most arrests occurred in hospital, but three were out-of-hospital arrests. The median length of CPR was 2 minutes (range: <1 to 18). Three animals developed new seizures post CPA. See figure 1 for the coma scale scores straight after the arrest.
Broadly there were high (good) scores in most animals, and all looked to have modified Glasgow coma scale scores of 11 or more at 24 hours post-arrest, but there were some very low scores straight afterwards – my point being don’t negatively prognose soon after ROSC, especially when the CPR was short! 35 of 40 were still alive at 30 days. All owners perceived their pets’ quality of life as good, and behavioural changes were common – persisting for months or until death.
Plenty more details of their in-hospital management are included in the study.
Read the Full Report Here:
Post-Cardiopulmonary Arrest Care and Functional Outcomes in Dogs and Cats Surviving to Hospital Discharge Since Publication of the RECOVER Guidelines: 2012–2022
