Harris, G L and Brodbelt, D C and Church, D B and Humm, K R and McGreevy, P D and Thomson, P C and O'Neill, D G (2018) Epidemiology, clinical management, and outcomes of dogs involved in road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom (2009–2014). JOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE, 28 (2). pp. 140-148.
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Abstract
Electronic patient records of dogs attending practices participating in the VetCompass Programme were assessed against selection criteria used to define RTA cases. Cases identified as RTAs were identified and manually verified to calculate prevalence. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression methods were used to evaluate associations between risk factors and RTA. The prevalence of RTA was 0.41%. Of the RTA cases, 615 (74.9%) were purebred, 322 (39.2%) were female, and 285 (54.8%) were insured. The median age at RTA was 2.5 years. After accounting for the effects of other factors, younger dogs had increased odds of an RTA event: dogs aged under 3 years showed 2.9 times the odds and dogs aged between 6–9 years showed 1.8 times the odds of an RTA event compared with dogs aged over 14 years. Males had 1.4 times the odds of an RTA event compared with females. Overall, 22.9% of cases died from a cause associated with RTA. Of dogs with information available, 34.0% underwent diagnostic imaging, 29.4% received intravenous fluid‐therapy, 71.1% received pain relief, 46.0% were hospitalized, and 15.6% had surgery performed under general anesthetic.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| RVC Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12704 |
| Departments: | Clinical Sciences and Services Pathobiology and Population Sciences |
| Research Programmes: | VetCompass |
| Depositing User: | RVC Auto-import |
| Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2020 21:14 |
| URI: | http://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11257 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 March 2018 |