Severe blunt trauma in dogs: 235 cases (1997-2003): Retrospective study

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 588-602

  Simpson, Stephen A ^a   Syring, Rebecca ^b   Otto, Cynthia M ^b  

^a Southern California Veterinary Specialty Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Injury; Multiple organ failure; Nonpenetrating

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CATS; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOGS; FEMALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 72649094845     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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