Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Survival in dogs with septic peritonitis by infection site
By Uetsu, Y et al.·Published in Australian veterinary journal·2023·North Shore Veterinary, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Association of the origin of contamination and species of microorganisms with short-term survival in dogs with septic peritonitis.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with septic peritonitis, a serious infection in the abdomen, was treated after surgery revealed contamination from the gastrointestinal tract. The study looked at 58 dogs and found that about 76% survived, regardless of where the contamination came from in the digestive system. The types of bacteria found did not seem to affect survival rates either. While the results suggest that the location of the infection and the specific bacteria involved may not influence outcomes, more research is needed to fully understand these factors.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between anatomical location of contamination and mortality in dogs with gastrointestinal and biliary origin of septic peritonitis. METHODS: Medical records at two private referral hospitals between 2003 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Cases were included if the origin of contamination was confirmed intraoperatively within the gastrointestinal or biliary tract. Cases were excluded if the dog died or was euthanized intraoperatively or where the data regarding the origin of contamination were not available. The association of anatomical origin with survival was assessed specifying the locations as stomach, small intestine, large intestine and biliary tract. The gastrointestinal tract origin was further subdivided into pylorus, nonpylorus, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum and colon. RESULTS: The overall survival rate was 75.9% (n = 44/58). There were no significant differences in survival among different anatomical origins of contaminations before or after subdivision (P = 0.349 and 0.832, respectively). Also, there was no association between isolated microorganism species in microbiological culture and the anatomical origin (P = 0.951) and the microorganism species was not associated with survival (P = 0.674). CONCLUSIONS: There was no association between anatomical location of leakage, microorganism species and survival although further studies are warranted to analyse the relationships between anatomical leakage site and microorganism species as well as microorganism species and mortality.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36424833/