Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Catheter type and urethral blockage recurrence in cats 2014
By Davidow, Elizabeth B·Published in Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)·2020·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrospective evaluation of urinary indwelling catheter type in cats with urethral obstruction (January 2014 to December 2014): 91 cases.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 91 cats with urethral obstruction (a blockage in the urinary tract) were treated with two different types of urinary catheters to see if one worked better than the other. All the cats received IV fluids and pain medication, and they were monitored for 30 days after treatment. The study found that there was no significant difference in the recurrence of obstruction between the two catheter types. Overall, about 11% of the cats experienced a recurrence within 30 days.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of urinary catheter type on recurrence rate (rUO) in cats with urethral obstruction. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Two private referral hospitals. ANIMALS: Ninety-one cats diagnosed with urethral obstruction treated with a 3.5-Fr Argyle (AR) or 3.5-Fr red rubber (RR) indwelling catheter presenting in 2014. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: One hundred sixty-six cats were identified using diagnostic code search with 91 cats meeting inclusion criteria. All were treated with IV fluids, buprenorphine, prazosin, and an indwelling urethral catheter with a closed collection system. Catheter groups did not differ statistically in baseline characteristics, medication treatment, or catheterization time. Follow-up was available for 91 cats at 24 hours, 86 cats at 7 days, and 84 cats at 30 days. There was no statistical difference in rUO between cats with different catheter types at any time in this retrospective study. CONCLUSIONS: No difference in rUO was found in cats treated for urethral obstruction with a 3.5-Fr AR or RR catheter, however, due to the retrospective nature of this study the inability to detect a difference may be due to the small sample size of this study. Recurrent urethral obstruction in this study at 30 days was 11%.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32090406/