Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Prognosis scoring system tested in dogs with immune-mediated anemia
By Ke, S S et al.·Published in Australian veterinary journal·2015·Veterinary Hospital, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Evaluation of prognostic indicators for canine primary immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia and application of a scoring system for the determination of prognosis.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs diagnosed with primary immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (pIMHA), a serious condition where the immune system attacks red blood cells, was studied to see if a specific scoring system could help predict their outcomes. Unfortunately, the study found that this scoring system did not reliably indicate which dogs would recover or not. Out of 41 dogs, nearly 44% did not survive, and none of the factors used in the scoring system proved to be significant for predicting survival. This suggests that more reliable methods are needed to assess prognosis in dogs with pIMHA.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Apply a previously described scoring system retrospectively to cases of canine primary immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (pIMHA) to determine its accuracy and reliability for the determination of prognosis in Victoria, Australia. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of 41 dogs diagnosed with pIMHA at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital (UMVH) between August 2006 to December 2012. RESULTS: Of the 41 dogs included, 70.7% were female while 29.3% were male. The overall mortality in this study was 43.9%. The previously described prognostic scoring system when applied to cases of pIMHA in Victoria, Australia, was not found to show statistical significance for prognostification. None of the five prognostic factors were found to be independently significant for prognostification. CONCLUSION: Application of the previously described prognostic scoring system indicated that it may not be reliable for predicting prognoses of dogs with pIMHA in Victoria, Australia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25817973/