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ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2024

A retrospective study of perianesthetic and sedation deaths in dogs and cats submitted to Canadian veterinary diagnostic laboratories.

Nicole Rose, Daniel J Pang, Jennifer Davies, Glenna McGregor, Tanya M Rossi, Bruce Wobeser

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Article 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. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Perianesthetic death in dogs and cats: a scoping review.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nicole RoseDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Rose, Wobeser); Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 (Pang, Davies); Animal Health Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3 (McGregor); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Rossi).
Daniel J PangDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Rose, Wobeser); Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 (Pang, Davies); Animal Health Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3 (McGregor); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Rossi).
Jennifer DaviesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Rose, Wobeser); Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 (Pang, Davies); Animal Health Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3 (McGregor); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Rossi).
Glenna McGregorDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Rose, Wobeser); Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 (Pang, Davies); Animal Health Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3 (McGregor); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Rossi).
Tanya M RossiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Rose, Wobeser); Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 (Pang, Davies); Animal Health Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3 (McGregor); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Rossi).
Bruce WobeserDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Rose, Wobeser); Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 (Pang, Davies); Animal Health Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3 (McGregor); Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Rossi).

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Perianesthetic death or sedation death in companion animals is an infrequent but devastating complication. Few studies have investigated the pathology associated with these deaths. Objective: To determine clinical features and postmortem findings for submissions to multiple Canadian diagnostic laboratories from perianesthetic/sedation deaths in dogs and cats. Animals and procedure: Laboratory Information Management Systems were retrospectively reviewed for cases of perianesthetic/sedation death in dogs and cats. Inclusion criteria were: i) whole-body submissions and ii) death within 7 d after the procedure. Results: Pathology reports determined the cause of death in 43% of dogs (73/168) and 34% of cats (50/147). Spay/neuter surgeries were the most common procedure for which animals were submitted (dogs: Conclusion and clinical relevance: These results had similar trends to those in previous studies that identified an important proportion of submissions for perianesthetic/sedation deaths lacked significant lesions to explain the cause of death. This study also identified spay/neuter procedures were involved in the largest proportion of submissions, despite their low pre-anesthetic/sedation risk.

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Dog DiseasesAnesthesiaAnimalsCanadaCat DiseasesCatsCause of DeathDogsFemaleMaleRetrospective Studies

Identifiers

PMID39494188
PMCPMC11486110

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