Pulmonary function, ventilator management, and outcome of dogs with thoracic trauma and pulmonary contusions: 10 cases (1994–1998)

Campbell, Victoria; King, Lesley G.

doi:10.2460/javma.2000.217.1505

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“…Radiological findings of the dogs were changing due to influence of the trauma, but all dogs had third degree pulmonary contusion findings as described previously [6] ( Table 1). These dogs had increased radiopacity in a hemithorax (case 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8) or both hemithoraxes (case 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 and 11).…”

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“…Radiological findings of the pulmonary contusion are uncertain in the first 4-6 h [27] . The interstitial and severe alveolar model pulmonary findings and air-bronchogram pattern radiopacities are usually observed in the radiographs taken initially [2,6,7,9] . Irregular, complex alveolar-interstitial model spots are the evidence of the pulmonary contusion [6,7,27] .…”

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“…Pulmonary contusion classifies as mild, moderate and severe according to pulmonary injury and associated findings (pneumothorax, rib fractures etc.) [5][6][7][9][10][11] . Pulmonary contusion has 20-50% mortality rate in dogs, and its progression leads to unresponsive dyspnea and died; thus, patients had blunt thoracic trauma should be examined carefully, and history, physical and radiological examinations, bronchoscopic findings and microbial analysis of BAL samples should be assessed in conjunction with the cytological results to clarify the exact diagnosis and estimate the prognosis of the dogs [7,[12][13][14][15] .…”

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“…Pulmonary and myocardial contusions are severe traumatic injuries that they may occur if the blunt trauma affects the thorax [3,6] .…”

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“…Pulmonary contusion is the most common traumatic lesion in the dogs, accounting for approximately 50% of all thoracic injuries [6][7][8][9] . It is informed as an anatomic and pathologic lesion of the lung occurring after a compression-decompression injury of the thoracic wall [4,7] .…”

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Pulmoner Kontüzyonlu Köpeklerde Pulmoner Enfeksiyon Riskinin Değerlendirilmesi

Salcı¹,

Demirbilek²,

Cetin³

et al. 2017

Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg

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There is a dilemma about usage and selection of the antibiotics following pulmonary contusion. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate pulmonary infection risk in dogs with pulmonary contusion. In total, eleven dogs with pulmonary contusion included in the study. Diagnosis of the pulmonary contusion and its degrees were determined based on the clinical and radiological findings. Under general anesthesia, bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was applied on 0, 24 and 48 th h and BAL samples were collected. Cytological examination, culture and antibiotic susceptibility analysis of the BAL samples were performed. Clinically, mild, moderate and severe degree pulmonary contusions were diagnosed, but radiological results pointed out severe degree of pulmonary contusion in all dogs. Bronchoscopy showed the hemoptysis in all dogs except one. Cytologically, all preparations had the inflammatory results at 0 th hour and these were increased at 24 and 48 th hours. Additionally, evidence of infection was determined in the cytological preparations of four dogs (case 1, 2, 5 and 8) taken at 0, 24 and 48 th hours. These cytological results were compatible with microbiological results of case 1, 2, 5 and 8. Pasteurella multocida in case 1 and 2, and Escherichia coli in case 5 and 8 was cultured microorganism from the BAL samples, separately. While P. multocida was resistant to gentamicin, erythromycin and oxytetracycline; E. coli was resistant only sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. In conclusion, it may be stated that pulmonary contusion triggers inflammation process, and if there is a pathogenic opportunistic flora in the lower respiratory tracts, the pulmonary infections might accompany with inflammation process. Thus, if it is able, antibiotic usage must be planned considering to the results of BAL culture and antibiogram tests.

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confidence: 99%