2024 article

Retrospective evaluation of the prevalence and risk factors associated with red blood cell transfusions in cats with urethral obstruction (2009-2019): 575 cases

Solari, F. P., Mickelson, M. A., Bilof, J., Odunayo, A., McPhetridge, J. B., Scharf, V. F., … Walton, R. A. (2024, May 10). JOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE.

By: F. Solari *, M. Mickelson *, J. Bilof*, A. Odunayo *, J. McPhetridge n, V. Scharf n, L. Yuan*, J. Mochel *, R. Walton *

author keywords: anemia; azotemia; feline; red blood cells; urinary obstruction
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Added: May 20, 2024

To evaluate the prevalence of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and factors associated with the need for transfusion in cases of feline urethral obstruction (FUO). Secondarily, to compare survival to discharge in cats receiving an RBC transfusion versus those that did not.