title: [The blood gas status in bitches with pyometra-endometritis complex].
abstract: The blood gas status of 52 bitches presented with pyometra-endometritis complex was examined. Nine healthy bitches with a normal sexual cycle served as control group. Depending on the clinical symptoms, the sick bitches were divided into two groups (A and B). Compared to the control group, both test groups showed significant differences in pH, HCO3 and base excess levels. A correlation between the severity of disease and the decreasing pH level was noted. The disturbance of acid-base balance also resulted in respiratory and metabolic acidosis. A high proportion of these acidotic states was not compensated (group A: 71.4%; group B: 50.0%).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Reproduction, Agricultural University of Warsaw.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Boryczko
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bostedt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jurka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jurka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boryczko
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000818:Animals; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs; D004716:Endometritis / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013492:Suppuration
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates
vernacular_title: Uber den Blutgasstatus bei Hündinnen mit Pyometra-Endometritis-Komplex.