Transfusion of blood products in dogs: a retrospective study
- M. Boonstra
- F. Mortier
- S. Marynissen
- D. Paepe
Abstract
The objective of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis of transfusions that were given to dogs in the year 2018 at the Small Animal Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University. A total of 87 dogs were included in this study, which together accounted for a total of 140 received transfusions. The number of packed red blood cell transfusions (n = 85) was three times higher than that of fresh frozen plasma (n = 28) or fresh whole blood (n = 27) administrations. Primary immune-mediated hemolytic anemia was diagnosed most frequently and, in comparison with previous studies, anticoagulant rodenticide intoxication was seen in a remarkably high number of dogs receiving blood products. Transfusion reactions were noted in 23.2% of transfusions, with fever occurring most frequently
How to Cite:
Boonstra, M. & Mortier, F. & Marynissen, S. & Paepe, D., (2020) “Transfusion of blood products in dogs: a retrospective study”, Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift 89(3), 145-151. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/vdt.v89i3.16534
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