Retrospective evaluation of the use of quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) as predictor of mortality and length of hospitalization in dogs with pyometra (2013-2019): 52 cases.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
; 32(2): 223-228, 2022 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1759260
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the prognostic utility of quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) for prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of hospitalization in dogs with pyometra.DESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study from February 2013 to April 2019SETTING:
Tertiary referral hospital ANIMALS Fifty-two dogs referred with confirmed diagnosis of pyometraINTERVENTIONS:
None MEASUREMENTS AND PRINCIPALOUTCOMES:
Sixty-five percent of dogs survived to discharge. A cut-off score of ≥2 for qSOFA was associated with in-hospital mortality (odds ratio 6.51 [95% CI 1.35 - 31.3]) P = 0.019. The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve for a qSOFA score ≥ 2 for mortality was 0.72 (95% CI 0.59-0.85), with a sensitivity of 77.8% and a specificity of 66.7%. The mean ± SD number of organs with dysfunction was significantly higher in dogs with a qSOFA score ≥2 1.76 ± 0.83 compared to dogs with a qSOFA score < 2 1.08 ± 1.09, P = 0.015. The presence of a qSOFA score ≥ 2 was associated with a longer time of hospitalization in survivors with a median (interquartile range) length of stay in qSOFA < 2 (48 [33]) hours versus qSOFA score ≥ 2 (78 [52]) hours, P = 0.027.CONCLUSIONS:
In dogs with pyometra, the qSOFA score was associated with mortality and length of hospitalization. This score might be useful to improve the risk stratification in dogs with pyometra. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the predictive capacity of qSOFA in other septic patient populations.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sepsis
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Dog Diseases
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Pyometra
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
Journal subject:
Emergency Medicine
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Veterinary Medicine
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Critical Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Vec.13103
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