Evaluation of the shock index in dogs presenting as emergencies
Objectives To (1) determine a reference interval for shock index (SI) [defined as heart rate (HR)/systolic blood pressure (SBP)], in a group of healthy dogs, and (2) compare SI in healthy dogs with dogs presenting to the emergency room (ER) deemed to be in or not in a state of shock. Design Prospect...
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| Published in: | Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2000) Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 538 - 544 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01-09-2013
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| Summary: | Objectives
To (1) determine a reference interval for shock index (SI) [defined as heart rate (HR)/systolic blood pressure (SBP)], in a group of healthy dogs, and (2) compare SI in healthy dogs with dogs presenting to the emergency room (ER) deemed to be in or not in a state of shock.
Design
Prospective study.
Animals
Sixty‐eight clinically normal dogs, 18 dogs that were presented to the ER deemed to be in shock and 19 dogs presenting to the ER not deemed to be in shock.
Setting
University teaching hospital.
Interventions
Peripheral or central venous blood sampling.
Measurements and Main Results
Heart rate and SBP were recorded on simulated presentation (healthy dogs), and emergency presentations for both dogs deemed to be in shock and dogs not deemed in shock. Dogs in shock had a median SI of 1.37 (0.87–3.13), which was significantly higher than both other groups; dogs not deemed in shock had median SI 0.73 (0.56–1.20), P < 0.0001 and healthy dogs had median SI 0.78 (0.37–1.30) P < 0.0001), respectively. Receiver operator characteristic curve analysis suggested a SI cut‐off of 1.0, yielding an area under the receiver operator characteristic (AUROC) of 0.89 (Specificity (Sp) 89, Sensitivity (Sn) 90) when comparing dogs deemed in shock with healthy dogs, and 0.92 (Sp 95, Sn 89) when comparing dogs in shock with to dogs not deemed in shock.
Conclusions
The SI is an easy and noninvasive patient parameter that is higher in dogs that are deemed to be in shock than both healthy dogs and dogs presented as emergencies but not deemed to be in a state of shock. The measurement of SI may have some benefit in clinical assessment of emergency patients. |
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| Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-W6RZBCWZ-3 istex:A3F5A4E0D5AA2FFF090B8D7125822A744D583AF8 ArticleID:VEC12076 Previously presented in abstract form at the 2010 ACVIM Forum, Anaheim, CA. Support provided by the Short Term Training Grant in Health Professional Schools, supported by NIH T35 DK07635. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1479-3261 1476-4431 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/vec.12076 |