title: Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a French Bulldog using airway pressure release ventilation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the successful clinical management of a dog with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) using airway pressure release ventilation (APRV).
  
  
  METHODS
  An 18-month-old female French Bulldog was presented for routine ovariohysterectomy and correction of brachycephalic airway obstruction syndrome. Following the surgical procedures, the dog developed aspiration pneumonia and ARDS. Her clinical condition failed to improve with conventional pressure-support mechanical ventilation and she was subsequently managed with APRV. She recovered fully and exhibited no clinical or radiographic abnormalities during follow-up examinations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first reported use of APRV to manage refractory hypoxemia associated with ARDS in a dog. This alternative mode of mechanical ventilation can be considered a feasible alternative in canine patients with ARDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada. csabino@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Catherine V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Sabino
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holowaychuk
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bateman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: APRV; ARDS; brachycephalic; dogs; mechanical ventilation