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-based education by going to this revised course,” Dr. Stanley said. “We can now do some additional procedures that the students wouldn't have done before, like amputation, enucleation, and splenectomy.” Nonsurvival surgeries limited what students did in the
by use of electrocautery. A splenectomy was performed to limit the variable hemodynamic effects of splenic contraction that can occur during hemorrhagic shock. 27,28 The dogs were allowed a 30-minute equilibration period prior to baseline
associated with GDV. Dogs described as nervous or stressed are reportedly more likely to have gastric bloat than are dogs described as happy or calm. 1,5,8,12,19–21 Studies have either established 22 or excluded 17 prior splenectomy as a predisposing
or during the study period. Furthermore, procedures that were not included in the experimental design were not performed during the study period. Splenectomy protocol and procedure —One steer was splenectomized and used to propagate an isolate of A
laparoscopic versus open splenectomy had lower serum C-reactive protein concentrations and pain scores. Other studies 4 , 6 , 9 have shown that pain scores assigned within 24 hours after surgery for cats undergoing LapOVE and dogs undergoing laparoscopic
administered IV throughout the procedure at a rate of 10 mL/kg/h, and boluses were administered as needed to correct for blood loss. Each dog underwent 2 surgical procedures (splenecto-my and cystotomy) that did not involve the mesenteric lymphatic system or
seronegative and susceptible to infection with A marginale . Calves were then splenectomized to increase their susceptibility to A marginale infection. Splenectomies were performed in accordance with a technique described elsewhere. 20 Fifty milliliters of
to identify all dogs charged for a splenectomy performed between January 2005 and December 2018. Dogs were eligible for inclusion in the study if they had undergone abdominal ultrasonography performed by a diplomate of the American College of
collected during other procedures (eg, exploratory laparotomy for enteric foreign body removal or splenectomy for bleeding mass lesions). Dogs with severe copper-associated liver injury develop jaundice, ascites, and hepatic failure and may be in critical
bleeding following liver lobectomy for removal of a hepatocellular carcinoma (1) and splenectomy for removal of a splenic hematoma (1), severe facial trauma subsequent to being hit by a car (1), and hemangiosarcoma-induced bleeding into the lungs (1), thigh