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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2022

Can apps be used to formulate fluid therapy plans in veterinary medicine?

Simona Aukse Zduoba, John House, Sam Rowe

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Simona Aukse ZduobaSydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.
John HouseSydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6174-6565
Sam RoweSydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8336-6523
The University of Sydney · AU

Funding

Sydney School of Veterinary Science Research & Enquiry Unit, University of Sydney
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFormulating sophisticated fluid therapy plans can be complicated and time consuming. Consequently, veterinarians in the field who lack experience, time, or confidence may formulate suboptimal fluid therapy plans.

objectivesCompare conventional and app-guided fluid therapy plans for simulated cases of neonatal calf diarrhea.

participantsThird and fourth year veterinary students (n = 55) from The University of Sydney.

methodsWe developed a web app to assist fluid therapy formulation (http://calfaid.com) that was evaluated in a randomized case simulation trial. Participants were instructed to perform fluid therapy calculations and formulate an integrated fluid therapy plan for case scenarios using conventional methods and using the fluid therapy app. Responses were scored by a blinded study investigator using an a priori scoring guide and groups (conventional vs. app-guided) were compared using linear mixed models.

resultsOn average, total scores for app-guided fluid therapy calculations were 20.6% points higher (95% confidence interval [CI], 14.1-27.1) than calculations completed using the conventional method (88.2% vs. 67.5%, respectively). On average, total scores for app-guided integrated fluid therapy plans were 14.2% points higher (95% CI, 6.3-22.2; 65.8% vs. 51.2%). Eighty percent of respondents indicated they would prefer to use the app-guided method over the conventional method. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Our findings suggest that fluid therapy plans can be improved using apps.

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Mobile ApplicationsVeterinariansAnimalsFluid TherapyHumansappdiarrheafluid therapyveterinary medicine

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PMID36134443
PMCPMC9708415
OpenAlexW4296915047

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