Fifty-five dogs received packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions for gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage during a 26-month period (1999 to 2001), accounting for 11.7% of the PRBC transfusions in that time. Thirty-nine (61%) dogs had an intestinal pathology (primary or secondary) as the cause of GI hemorrhage, including intestinal masses, gastroenteritis, hepatic disease, and renal disease. Nonsteroidal and steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use was found frequently in dogs with GI hemorrhage. Sixteen (39%) dogs were identified as having immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (IMT) and associated GI hemorrhage. Dogs with IMT received more transfusions of PRBC than nonIMT dogs (P<0.03) and received a significantly larger total volume of PRBC (P<0.01) during hospitalization.
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November 01 2003
Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Dogs With Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: 55 Cases (1999–2001)
Jennifer E. Waldrop, DVM;
Jennifer E. Waldrop, DVM
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536
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Elizabeth A. Rozanski, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine), Diplomate ACVECC;
Elizabeth A. Rozanski, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine), Diplomate ACVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536
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Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVN;
Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVN
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536
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John E. Rush, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology), Diplomate ACVECC
John E. Rush, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology), Diplomate ACVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2003) 39 (6): 523–527.
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Jennifer E. Waldrop, Elizabeth A. Rozanski, Lisa M. Freeman, John E. Rush; Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Dogs With Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: 55 Cases (1999–2001). J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 November 2003; 39 (6): 523–527. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/0390523
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