title: Outcome based on treatment protocol in patients with primary canine immune-mediated thrombocytopenia: 46 cases (2000-2013).
abstract: This study investigated the relationship between treatment protocol, survival to discharge, and relapse in 46 dogs diagnosed with primary immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (ITP) at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine between 2000 and 2013. Treatment was at the discretion of the attending clinician and consisted of either a corticosteroid alone or a corticosteroid plus a secondary therapy. There was no association between survival to discharge and treatment protocol (P = 0.23). Of the surviving in-patients, 39% experienced a relapse. Our study failed to show a significant difference in survival and relapse based on treatment protocol.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Scuderi, Snead), Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Waldner, Epp), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (Mehain).
authors.forename: Margaret Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Scuderi
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Scuderi, Snead), Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Waldner, Epp), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (Mehain).
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Snead
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Scuderi, Snead), Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Waldner, Epp), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (Mehain).
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehain
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Scuderi, Snead), Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Waldner, Epp), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (Mehain).
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waldner
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Scuderi, Snead), Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Waldner, Epp), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (Mehain).
authors.forename: Tasha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Epp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*