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ReviewThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2024

Basic triage in dogs and cats: Part I.

Elizabeth Thomovsky, Laura Ilie

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Review in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. RECOVER Guidelines: First Aid for Dogs and Cats. Clinical Guidelines.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Basic triage in dogs and cats: Part III.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024
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  4. Basic triage in dogs and cats: Part II.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024
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  5. Basic triage in dogs and cats: Part I.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth ThomovskyVeterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA (Thomovsky); Emergency and Critical Care, VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital, 2551 Warrenville Road, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, USA (Ilie).
Laura IlieVeterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA (Thomovsky); Emergency and Critical Care, VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital, 2551 Warrenville Road, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, USA (Ilie).
Purdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Emergency cases can present at any time of the day or night. All small animal practitioners need to have the skills to triage and stabilize common emergency cases even if they ultimately aim to refer the patient to another facility. Objectives and procedures: The first part of this 3-part review article series covers respiratory distress and seizures. A stepwise approach to categorize and stabilize these cases is outlined, along with helpful tips to optimize the referral experience, if indicated. Results: Having a strong methodical approach to animals in respiratory distress optimizes treatment. Similarly, achieving cessation of seizures, along with having a good understanding of the causes of seizures, allows for patient stabilization. Conclusion and clinical relevance: Do NOT refer emergent cases before completing basic stabilization. Many emergency cases do not require emergent referral and can be worked up by the primary veterinarian or sent to a referral clinic on an appointment basis after appropriate stabilization steps are completed.

Indexed as

Cat DiseasesDog DiseasesRespiratory Distress SyndromeAnimalsCatsDogsHumansSeizuresTriage

Identifiers

PMID38304479
PMCPMC10783570
OpenAlexW4394759329

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.