Risk factors for perioperative death in dogs undergoing splenectomy for splenic masses: 539 cases (2001–2012)

Abstract

Marked preoperative thrombocytopenia or anemia and development of intraoperative ventricular arrhythmias were identified as risk factors for perioperative death in dogs with splenic masses. The risk of death may be limited by efforts to prevent thrombotic and coagulopathic syndromes and to control all sources of intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Long‐term postoperative effects of administration of allogeneic blood products in 104 dogs with hemangiosarcoma

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The success of treatment for this tumor type has not improved in the last 30 years. 2,8 Approximately 50% of dogs that are treated for splenic HSA with surgery and chemotherapy are alive at 6 months and only 11% are alive at 1 year post-treatment. 5,8 Yunnan Baiyao (Yunnan Baiyao Group, Tianjin, China) is a Chinese herbal supplement with reported antiinflammatory, procoagulant, and wound healing properties.…”

“…2,8 Approximately 50% of dogs that are treated for splenic HSA with surgery and chemotherapy are alive at 6 months and only 11% are alive at 1 year post-treatment. 5,8 Yunnan Baiyao (Yunnan Baiyao Group, Tianjin, China) is a Chinese herbal supplement with reported antiinflammatory, procoagulant, and wound healing properties. No studies on the effect of this herb on clinical outcome in dogs with naturally occurring splenic HSA have been published.…”

Complications and short‐term outcomes associated with single‐port laparoscopic splenectomy in dogs

“…Splenectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure in veterinary practice for both benign and malignant disease. Traditional open surgical splenectomy performed through a celiotomy incision is a well‐tolerated procedure for management of a variety of splenic pathologies . With increasing interest in minimally invasive procedures in veterinary patients, splenectomy has also been attempted by using laparoscopic techniques, and a variety of minimally invasive splenectomy techniques have been documented in both experimental studies using healthy dogs and in a small number of clinical cases …”

“…celiotomy incision is a well-tolerated procedure for management of a variety of splenic pathologies. 1,2 With increasing interest in minimally invasive procedures in veterinary patients, splenectomy has also been attempted by using laparoscopic techniques, and a variety of minimally invasive splenectomy techniques have been documented in both experimental studies using healthy dogs [3][4][5][6] and in a small number of clinical cases. [7][8][9] The first description of a laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) being performed in a human patient was published in 1991.…”

Survival time of dogs with splenic hemangiosarcoma treated by splenectomy with or without adjuvant chemotherapy: 208 cases (2001–2012)

“…Because primary splenic tumors can be treated by means of splenectomy with an acceptable perioperative mortality rate, 11 improvements in survival time are most likely to result from effective medical management of metastatic disease. Several studies [6][7][8]10,[12][13][14][15][16][17] have reported that survival times for dogs receiving doxorubicin-based chemotherapy appear to be longer than historical survival times reported for patients treated with surgery alone.…”