Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Prognostic factors for successful outcome following urethral rupture in dogs and cats.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Anderson, Rochelle B et al.
- Affiliation:
- Regional Veterinary Referral Center · United States
Plain-English summary
This study looked at 20 dogs and 29 cats that had a urethral rupture, which is a serious injury affecting their urinary tract. Most of the affected animals were male, with dogs often getting hurt in car accidents and cats usually suffering from trauma related to blocked urine flow or catheter use. The researchers found that factors like the type of surgery performed or how long the animals had to use a urinary diversion did not seem to affect how well they recovered. However, having multiple injuries along with the urethral rupture was linked to a worse outcome. Overall, the presence of additional injuries made it less likely for these pets to recover successfully.
Abstract
Twenty dogs and 29 cats were identified with urethral rupture. Males predominated in both groups. The most common cause of urethral rupture in dogs was vehicular trauma, and in cats it was trauma associated with urethral obstruction and catheterization. Clinicopathological findings, type of surgical correction, time to surgery, type of urinary diversion, and duration of urinary diversion were not statistically associated with the outcome. In this study, the presence of multiple traumatic injuries was associated with a poor outcome.
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