Emergency & Critical Care

Dr. Elisa Mazzaferro says not to dread seeing these patients, because you can make a difference.

This study says the likely answer is "Yes."

This technique involving a little soft tissue dissection reduces the chance of iatrogenic damage during placement.

Bittering agent will be applied to products manufactured in all 50 states.

No suspect yet in search for dog's attacker.

A spectrum of abnormalities-sometimes like "small blips on the radar" should raise your level of suspicion.

Hurricane Sandy targets Atlantic region, promising damaging winds, flooding and power outages.

See pictures of Northstar, plus find more state-by-state news on the world of veterinary care.

Specialists from ACVECC, VECCS collaborate on new evidence-based tool.

National Report-Most veterinrians have treated injured wildlife brought into their clinics.

Jersey City, N.J. - Fifty-one members of Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) responded following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Dr. Matthew Beal discusses an exciting new technique that allows enteral nutritional support in critically ill veterinary patients that can't tolerate gastric feeding because of severe vomiting or a risk of aspiration pneumonia.

St. Paul, Minn. - What resources will be needed and what therapies will work best in future animal-trauma centers?

Dr. Scott Shaw thinks you'll do more good than harm if you don't shy away from this life-saving procedure, especially if it's needed before transporting a patient to a referral center.

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Anticipate and treat these seven conditions that can result from urethral obstruction.

Dr. Matthew Beal discusses this promising noninvasive alternative to cystostomy tubes.

Joplin, Mo. -- With one veterinary practice already destroyed and more storms threatening, rescue workers are pouring into Joplin to offer aid to storm victims and their pets.

Neurological emergencies are common in small animal practice. As with other body systems, infections, neoplasms, trauma, inflammatory processes, congenital and hereditary diseases all affect the central and peripheral nervous systems causing a range of mild to severe conditions.

WVC clinical speaker discusses how to interpret radiographs quickly and accurately in critical patients.

The best initial therapy for this disorder caused by shock.

Veterinarians in the emergency room and cancer wards can bond with clients, too. Find the warm and fuzzies in any hospital.

How to use newspaper as an emergency splint.

Ithaca, N.Y. -- A new tool is available to help veterinary students better train for critical care situations. Much like Rescue Annie is used to teach life-saving techniques in human-medicine, Dr. Dan Fletcher at Cornell University Hospital for Animals has developed Rescue Fido and Fluffy.

Several effective physical rehabilitation techniques can be used in critically ill patients.

Important interventions to help you improve a patient's chances of survival.

A Q&A with emergency and critical care veterinary practitioner Susan Barnes

A number of respiratory emergencies may ultimately require surgical intervention, but the surgical techniques most likely to be indicated on an emergent basis are tube tracheostomy, tracheal resection/anastomosis, tube thoracostomy, and diaphragmatic hernia repair.

Acute abdomen is the acute onset of abdominal pain that requires prompt diagnosis and immediate intervention to prevent patient deterioration. The decision to operate depends on efficient diagnostic evaluation, and the timing of the surgery should be based on what will maximize survival and minimize morbidity.

Adequate nutrition is essential for the critically ill patient. Nutrients are necessary to provide substrates for normal cellular functions, protein synthesis, and daily metabolic processes. The critical patient is often in a hypercatabolic state, so early nutrition is essential to prevent glycogen depletion, immune dysfunction, and loss of body mass, and to provide substrates for wound healing.