Elevated serum creatinine and hyponatraemia as prognostic factors in canine acute pancreatitis

Objective To evaluate prognostic factors for canine acute pancreatitis (AP) based on clinical and laboratory data that can be easily assessed in veterinary practice. Design Retrospective study between January 2010 and December 2013. Methods The diagnosis of AP was based on clinical signs and an abno...

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Published in:Australian veterinary journal 2017-11, Vol.95 (11), p.444-447
Main Authors: Marchetti, V, Gori, E, Lippi, I, Luchetti, E, Manca, ML, Pierini, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute pancreatitis
Animals
azotaemia
Calcium
Cholesterol
Creatinine
Creatinine - blood
Dog Diseases - blood
Dog Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Dog Diseases - mortality
Dogs
Female
Hematocrit
hyponatraemia
Hyponatremia - diagnostic imaging
Hyponatremia - veterinary
Italy
Laboratories
Leukocytes
Male
Medical prognosis
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis - blood
Pancreatitis - diagnostic imaging
Pancreatitis - mortality
Pancreatitis - veterinary
Potassium
Prognosis
Proteins
Respiration
Retrospective Studies
Schools, Veterinary
Serum proteins
Severity of Illness Index
Sodium
Ultrasound
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Summary:Objective To evaluate prognostic factors for canine acute pancreatitis (AP) based on clinical and laboratory data that can be easily assessed in veterinary practice. Design Retrospective study between January 2010 and December 2013. Methods The diagnosis of AP was based on clinical signs and an abnormal SNAP® cPL™ test result, concurrently with an ultrasound pattern suggestive of pancreatitis. Dogs were divided into survivors and non‐survivors. We evaluated 12 clinical and laboratory parameters: respiratory rate, rectal temperature, white blood cells, haematocrit, total serum proteins, albumin, creatinine, cholesterol, total and ionised calcium, sodium and potassium. Clinical and clinicopathological data were statistically compared between survivors and non‐survivors. A value of P 
ISSN:0005-0423
1751-0813
DOI:10.1111/avj.12638