title: Respiratory and cardiopulmonary arrest in dogs and cats: 265 cases (1986-1991).
abstract: Outcomes of cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation in clinically affected dogs and cats have not been adequately studied. We examined the records from 200 dogs and 65 cats that had received cardiopulmonary resuscitation for respiratory or cardiopulmonary arrest; none of the animals had been anesthetized or intubated at the time of arrest, and all had been hospitalized in a veterinary critical care facility. Cardiopulmonary arrest was found to be more common than respiratory arrest in dogs and cats. Hospital discharge rates for animals with cardiopulmonary arrest ranged from 4.1% for dogs to 9.6% for cats, and were consistent with those reported from studies of human beings with cardiopulmonary arrest. Hospital discharge rates for dogs and cats with respiratory arrest were 28% and 58.3%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Wingfield
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Van Pelt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome