title: The effect of time until surgical intervention on survival in dogs with secondary septic peritonitis.
abstract: This retrospective study examined the effect of time to intervention on outcome in cases of dogs with secondary septic peritonitis, and also searched for other potential prognostic factors. The medical records of 55 dogs were reviewed. No association was found between outcome and the time from hospital admission to surgical source control. However, several other factors were found to influence survival, including: age, needing vasopressors, lactate, pre-operative packed cell volume, serum alkaline phosphatase, serum total bilirubin, and post-operative serum albumin. These values were then used to create accurate pre- and post-operative survival prediction models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services, 825 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, New York 14623, USA.
authors.forename: Maxwell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services, 825 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, New York 14623, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carno
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services, 825 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, New York 14623, USA.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: St Germaine
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services, 825 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, New York 14623, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*