To accept iTee communications is to grant the power of information to individuals who are then empowered to challenge the hierarchies which have been built on, and maintained by, the denial and control of information. (Bankes and Builder 1992,6) The impact of the information revolution has been global, ushering in a new era. Since the late 1980s several remarkable world events have occurred. We have witnessed the shake up of the political and economic world. The Berlin Wall has fallen, the Soviet Union as we once knew it no longer exists, and, according to some, the cold war is over. The cause of such events is not entirely known, but they have certainly been facilitated by the spread of information through telecommunications and the news media. Regardless of cause: human interaction is being altered because of theaccessibility of information. What is significant about these world events is that "the sources of power are undergoing a hndamental shift because of the netting and shrinking of the world due to the enormous increase in the flow of information" (Bankes and Builder 1992, 1-3).The world is embarking upon an era in which the sources of power come increasingly from information and human creativity, rather than from hierarchical control and physical resources. Technology has enabled individuals to have free access to information, to be informed, and to inform others. The consequence of being informed gives power to individuals to challenge those hierarchies that have for too long controlled others by denying them information to which they have a right (Bankes and Builder 1992,5-6).Likewise, information has drawn the various parts of the world together. One can interact much more easily with people, with knowledge systems anywhere in the world. As a result, the world has begun to function more like a village. In the past, geographic boundaries limited communication and interaction. Now information flows freely across borders and all around the world (Bankes and Builder 1992, 4, 6). Douglas Kranch states that "the entire globe could . . . be considered a single information system with no single location to be pointed to as its home" (Brunell 1991, 24). The information revolution has had a vrofound effect w o n all human interconnectedness. Essentially it has changed how we per-Downloaded by [Michigan State University] at 21:37 05 February 2015 Nicole Bunnell 7ceive ourselves as citizens of the world and how we contact and interact with each other. It has become literally impossible in many societies to live in isolation, to remain untouched by what is happening half a world away. Recall the horrors of the Persian Gulf war, where the battles were fought in our living rooms each time we watched the news; throughout those endless weeks in 1992, we were in Iraq, Kuwait, and Israel. Or more recently, it was possible to e-mail questions to the astronauts aboard the space shuttle as they investigated outer space.The information revolution is about the empowerment of people and the potential transformation of hum...
ObjectiveTo evaluate blood product usage in cats with hemoperitoneum. To secondarily evaluate factors associated with transfusion administration and the outcome of cats with hemoperitoneum.DesignRetrospective study between the years 2018–2022.SettingUniversity veterinary teaching hospital and private practice hospital.Animals33 cats admitted to the hospital diagnosed with hemoperitoneum from January 2018 to September 2022.Measurements and main resultsMedical records were retrospectively reviewed; signalment, point-of-care diagnostics, effusion characteristics, and transfusion administration information was recorded. The most common etiology associated with hemoperitoneum was neoplasia (51.5%). Fifty-one percent (51.5%) of cats received a blood transfusion during hospitalization with the majority of cats receiving multiple transfusion types (69%). The etiology of hemoperitoneum was not associated with receiving a transfusion (p = 0.28) Point-of-care diagnostics including packed cell volume (PCV), total solids (TS) and platelet count were not significantly associated with receiving a transfusion (p = 0.317, p = 0.11 and p = 0.82, respectively). The PCV and TS of the effusion was also not significantly associated with transfusions (p = 0.91 and p = 0.63, respectively). Sixteen cats (48%) survived to discharge. Transfusions were significantly associated with outcome and cats that received a transfusion were more likely to survive to discharge (p = 0.008).ConclusionIn conclusion, hemoperitoneum from a variety of etiologies in cats is associated with a high proportion of transfusions. None of the evaluated point-of-care diagnostics were associated with transfusion administration in this study. Cats that received a transfusion were more likely to survive to discharge.
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