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ArticleComparative medicine2023

A Novel Scoring System for Humane Endpoints in Mice with Cecal Ligation and Puncture-Induced Sepsis.

Lindsey T Ferguson, Ammar A Rashied, Zhe Liang, Tetsuya Yumoto, Jerome C Anyalebechi, David A Swift, Marina S Hernandes, Robert T Krafty, Craig M Coopersmith, Vanessa K Lee

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Lindsey T FergusonDivision of Animal Resources, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ammar A RashiedDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Zhe LiangDepartment of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.
Tetsuya YumotoDepartment of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan.
Jerome C AnyalebechiDepartment of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.
David A SwiftDepartment of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.
Marina S HernandesDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Robert T KraftyDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Craig M CoopersmithDepartment of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.
Vanessa K LeeDivision of Animal Resources, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

Funding

Mechanisms of Intestinal Integrity in Sepsis and ShockR01GM072808 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COOPERSMITH, CRAIG M · 2005 to 2021
$5.1M
Critical Care Training ProgramT32GM095442 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Craig M Coopersmith · 2011 to 2026
$4.7M
The Impact of Chronic Alcohol Abuse on the Pathophysiology of SepsisR01AA027396 · NIAAA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Craig M Coopersmith, Mandy L Ford · 2019 to 2026
$2.8M
The Impact of Cancer on the Pathophysiology of SepsisR01GM104323 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI COOPERSMITH, CRAIG M, FORD, MANDY L · 2013 to 2021
$2.4M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027396NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM072808NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM104323NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM095442
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal-based research is essential to the study of sepsis pathophysiology, diagnostics, and therapeutics. However, animal models of sepsis are often associated with high mortality because of the difficulty in predicting imminent death based on premortem assessment of the animals. The use of validated visual scoring would allow researchers to systematically identify humane endpoints but visual approaches require high interobserver agreement for accurate results. The objective of this study was to establish a scoring system for mice undergoing cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced sepsis based on 3 visual parameters: respiratory status, activity and response to stimulus (ASR), and eye appearance, with scores ranging from 0 to 3. In the first study, we evaluated interobserver agreement. Veterinary and investigative staff assessed 283 mice with CLP and had substantial to near-perfect agreement for all 3 parameters as evaluated using weighted Cohen κ statistic. The second study assessed the ability of the scoring system and temperature to predict death. The scoring system and subcutaneous transpond- ers were used to monitor C57BL/6J mice (

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PuncturesSepsisAnimalsCecumDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansLigationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BL

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PMID38217069
PMCPMC10752367

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