title: Plasma-glucose concentrations in dogs and cats before and after surgery: comparison of healthy animals and animals with sepsis.
abstract: Various surgical procedures were performed in healthy dogs and cats and in dogs and cats with sepsis. Plasma-glucose concentrations after surgery were usually increased over presurgical values. After surgery, cats had significantly higher plasma-glucose concentrations (P less than 0.05) than did dogs. Postsurgical concentrations for healthy dogs were between 100 to 200 mg/dl, whereas the concentrations for dogs with sepsis ranged from 66 to 356 mg/dl. Of 8 dogs with sepsis that developed postsurgical plasma-glucose concentrations of greater than 150 mg/dl, 4 (50%) died, whereas of 7 dogs with sepsis that developed postsurgical concentrations of less than 150 mg/dl, only 1 (14%) died; however, the difference between these 2 mortality percentages was not significant (P = 0.08).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose