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ArticleJournal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)

Retrospective Report of Improvement Following Treatment With Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy in Two Puppies With Hyperammonemia and Signs of Hepatic Encephalopathy Refractory to Conventional Therapy.

Rachel K Lucia, John C Gicking, Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman

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Article in Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Rachel K LuciaCritical Care Service, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA.
John C GickingCritical Care Service, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Virginia Sinnott-StutzmanClinical Affairs, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA.

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Abstract

objectiveTo describe the adjunctive use of IV lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy in the medical management of two dogs with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Clinical signs in both cases and plasma ammonia concentration in one case were documented to have improved immediately after ILE therapy. SERIES SUMMARY: Two dogs were presented with signs consistent with HE and were initially treated with conventional therapy including lactulose, antimicrobials, anticonvulsants, and IV fluids. Clinical signs and ammonia concentrations initially showed no or minimal improvement. The patients were then administered ILE therapy, after which clinical signs improved and, in one case, hyperammonemia improved. NEW OR UNIQUE INFORMATION PROVIDED: To the authors' knowledge, this case series is the first report of improvement of clinical signs and ammonia concentration in dogs intentionally treated with ILE therapy for refractory signs of HE despite conventional therapy.

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Dog DiseasesFat Emulsions, IntravenousHepatic EncephalopathyHyperammonemiaAnimalsDogsFemaleMaleFat Emulsions, Intravenousintravenous fat emulsionsintravenous soybean oilphospholipid emulsionportosystemic shunt

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PMID42226655
PMCPMC13350511

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