title: Aggressive pharmacologic and surgical treatment of spinal cord injuries in dogs and cats.
abstract: Aggressive pharmacologic and surgical treatment of spinal cord injuries in 22 dogs and 3 cats resulted in a recovery rate of 44% of all 25 animals. Excluding 5 animals that were euthanatized at surgery because of visualized cord transection and 5 that died during surgery because of secondary lesions, the recovery rate was 73%. This is compared with a recovery rate of 39% (7/18) for animals treated with more conservative methods at the same institution during an earlier period. Of the 7 animals without spinal cord transection and treated within 4 hours of injury, all recovered, pointing to the merits of early surgical intervention.
mesh_terms: D000614:Aminocaproates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000662:veterinary; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000614:Aminocaproates