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Triggers for use of plasma products in dogs

Triggers for use of plasma products in dogs
  • Hypotension was the most common reason for a plasma transfusion during general anaesthesia

To date, there have been no studies that investigated the use of plasma transfusions exclusively in dogs undergoing general anaesthesia. The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the use of plasma transfusion in anaesthetized dogs, specifically the triggers for use, the population administered plasma, reported adverse events and human errors associated with transfusion. A search of electronic transfusion and anaesthetic records at a university teaching hospital was performed to identify dogs administered plasma during the study period (January 2017 to June 2021). Data collected included signalment, surgical procedure, intraoperative triggers for transfusion, the type of plasma, rate of transfusion ...

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