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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2022

Interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid analysis from recumbent cows using different thresholds of red blood cell count.

Maria Puerto-Parada, Juan Carlos Arango-Sabogal, Marie-Ève Bilodeau, Christian Bédard, David Francoz, André Desrochers, Sylvain Nichols, Gilles Fecteau

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Maria Puerto-ParadaDépartement de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7230-6848
Juan Carlos Arango-SabogalDépartement de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
Marie-Ève BilodeauDépartement de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8619-4077
Christian BédardDépartement de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
David FrancozDépartement de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-0507
André DesrochersDépartement de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
Sylvain NicholsDépartement de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
Gilles FecteauDépartement de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.

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Abstract

backgroundHemodilution of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) could confound interpretation of results. Accurately predicting total nucleated cells count (TNCC) and total protein concentration (TPC) attributable to hemodilution is difficult.

objectiveTo determine the effects of hemodilution on TPC and TNCC in bovine CSF.

methodsRetrospective review of CSF analysis results of downer dairy cows treated at Centre hospitalier universitaire vétérinaire between January 2006 and December 2014. Descriptive statistics were performed using 3 scenarios.

resultsAmong the 235 samples included, red blood cell (RBC) count (RBCC) ranged from 0 to 869 220 RBC/μL (median = 6.6), TPC ranged from 0.04 to 6.51 g/L (median = 0.27), and TNCC ranged from 0 to 7500 cell/μL (median = 1.1). Among the 157 samples that had <30 RBC/μL (a threshold used in other species), TPC and TNCC varied between 0.13 and 1.06 g/L (median = 0.27) and between 0 and 31.4 cell/μL (median = 0.6), respectively. Eighty-four samples had TPC <0.25 g/L and TNCC ≤4.5 cell/μL. Among those 84 samples, RBCC varied between 0 and 1290 RBC/μL (median = 4.7). In 20 samples, TNCC was 0 with a variation in RBCC between 0 and 840 RBC/μL (median = 3.9). No strong correlations between RBCC and TNCC and TPC were found.

conclusionsA cutoff around 200 RBC/μL is proposed as clinically meaninful in bovine CSF. Results between 200 and 1290 RBC/μL are equivocal.

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Cerebrospinal FluidAnimalsCattleCell CountErythrocyte CountFemaleRetrospective StudiescattleCSF analysisneurologynonambulatoryrecumbentruminant

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