Background: Comparison of clinical findings, chest radiographs (CXR), lung ultrasound (LUS) findings, and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations at admission and serial follow-up in dogs with aspiration pneumonia (AP) is lacking. Hypothesis: Lung ultrasound lesions in dogs with AP are similar to...

The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of and potential risk factors for postoperative regurgitation and vomiting (PORV), postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and aspiration pneumonia in geriatric dogs using premedication with maropitant and famotidine, intraoperative fentanyl,...

Objective: To review the human and veterinary literature pertaining to aspiration pneumonitis and pneumonia. Material and methods: Data sources included scientific reviews and original research publications from the human and veterinary literature. All reviews and studies that added to the...

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for the development of aspiration pneumonia after unilateral arytenoid lateralization in dogs with laryngeal paralysis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 232 client-owned dogs with a diagnosis of laryngeal paralysis treated with lef-tsided unilateral...

The occurrence of laryngeal paralysis following endotracheal intubation in dogs is rare. A one-year-old canine was presented with aspiration pneumonia in the postoperative period following general anesthesia for acetabular denervation surgery. After a month of treatment for aspiration pneumonia,...

Background: Megaesophagus carries a poor to guarded prognosis due to death from aspiration pneumonia. Options for medical management of regurgitation are limited to strategic oral or gastrostomy tube feeding. Objectives: To describe the use and efficacy of intermittent esophageal suctioning to...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate incidence, clinical features, potential risk factors, and prognostic indicators for aspiration pneumonia in Pugs, French Bulldogs, and Bulldogs. DESIGN: Retrospective, observational study. ANIMALS: 41 brachycephalic dogs with aspiration pneumonia. PROCEDURES: Medical...

Objectives: Retrospective evaluation of a preoperative prokinetic protocol using a constant-rate infusion of a serotonin 5-HT4 receptor agonist, cisapride, and its association with frequency of postoperative aspiration pneumonia in dogs undergoing unilateral arytenoid lateralisation as compared to...

Aspiration pneumonia is a common complication, with many risk factors, seen in canine patients in referral centres and first opinion practices. Nurses play a vital role in recognising signs of aspiration pneumonia: cough, changes in breathing rate and effort, and abnormal thoracic auscultation....

At present, aspiration pneumonia and aspiration pneumonitis is an urgent problem in the diagnosis and therapy of animals. To make a diagnosis, an integral part is the collection of anamnesis, which is not always possible to establish accurately. In this regard, it is necessary to detect some...