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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2016

ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Recommendations on the Treatment and Prevention of Uroliths in Dogs and Cats.

J P Lulich, A C Berent, L G Adams, J L Westropp, J W Bartges, C A Osborne

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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77citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 175 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

J P LulichDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN. lulic001@umn.edu.
A C BerentThe Animal Medical Center, New York, NY.
L G AdamsDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
J L WestroppDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, CA.
J W BartgesDepartment of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
C A OsborneDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN.
University of Minnesota · USPurdue University West Lafayette · USThe Schwarzman Animal Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Davis · USUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In an age of advancing endoscopic and lithotripsy technologies, the management of urolithiasis poses a unique opportunity to advance compassionate veterinary care, not only for patients with urolithiasis but for those with other urinary diseases as well. The following are consensus-derived, research and experience-supported, patient-centered recommendations for the treatment and prevention of uroliths in dogs and cats utilizing contemporary strategies. Ultimately, we hope that these recommendations will serve as a foundation for ongoing and future clinical research and inspiration for innovative problem solving.

Indexed as

AnimalsCat DiseasesCatsDog DiseasesDogsLithotripsyPractice Guidelines as TopicSocieties, ScientificUnited StatesUrolithiasisVeterinary MedicineCalcium OxalateLithotripsyStentStruvite

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PMID27611724
PMCPMC5032870
OpenAlexW2512088290

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