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2. Canine circovirus and Canine adenovirus type 1 and 2 in dogs with parvoviral enteritis
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Balboni, Andrea, Terrusi, Alessia, Urbani, Lorenza, Troia, Roberta, Stefanelli, Silvia A. M., Giunti, Massimo, and Battilani, Mara
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- 2022
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3. Defining sepsis in small animals
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Cortellini, Stefano, primary, DeClue, Amy E., additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Goggs, Robert, additional, Hopper, Kate, additional, Menard, Julie M., additional, Rabelo, Rodrigo C., additional, Rozanski, Elizabeth A., additional, Sharp, Claire R., additional, Silverstein, Deborah C., additional, Sinnott‐Stutzman, Virginia, additional, and Stanzani, Giacomo, additional
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- 2024
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4. Total thyroxine, triiodothyronine, and thyrotropin concentrations during acute nonthyroidal illness and recovery in dogs.
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Corsini, Andrea, Del Baldo, Francesca, Lunetta, Francesco, Ribichini, Serena, Giunti, Massimo, Fidanzio, Francesca, and Fracassi, Federico
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ACUTE diseases ,DOGS ,TRIIODOTHYRONINE ,THYROXINE ,VETERINARY hospitals - Abstract
Background: Acute illness can result in changes in serum total thyroxine (tT4), total triiodothyronine (tT3), and thyrotropin (TSH) concentrations in euthyroid dogs defined as nonthyroidal illness syndrome, but longitudinal evaluation of these hormones during the recovery phase is lacking. Objective s : To longitudinally evaluate serum tT4, tT3, and TSH concentrations during the acute phase and recovery from acute illness in dogs. Animals: Nineteen euthyroid client‐owned dogs hospitalized for acute illness at a veterinary teaching hospital. Methods: Prospective longitudinal study. Serum tT4, tT3, and TSH concentrations were measured at the admission (T0), at last day of hospitalization (T1), and during the recovery phase at 3, 7, 14, and 21 days after the discharge (T2, T3, T4, and T5), respectively. Results: tT4 and tT3 were below the reference interval (RI) at T0 in 3 (16%) and 18 (95%) dogs, respectively; tT4 normalized in all dogs early in the recovery phase, while low tT3 persisted at the end of the study in 16 (83%) dogs. Median TSH concentrations were increased at T5 compared with T1 (0.19 ng/mL [range 0.03‐0.65] vs 0.11 ng/mL [range (0.05‐0.26)], mean difference = 0.09 ng/mL; P =.03). Five (26%) dogs had TSH above the RI at least at 1 time point during the recovery phase. None of the dogs had concurrent low tT4 and high TSH during the study. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance: In euthyroid dogs acute illness can interfere with evaluation of thyroid function up to 21 days during the recovery phase. Thyroid testing should be avoided or postponed in these dogs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Pre- and post-surgical evaluation of plasma lactate concentration in 45 dogs with gastric dilatation-volvulus: A preliminary study
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Grassato, Lisa, Spinella, Giuseppe, Musella, Vincenzo, Giunti, Massimo, Vilar, José Manuel, and Valentini, Simona
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- 2020
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6. Case report: First isolation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis from the blood of a cat
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Scarpellini, Raffaele, primary, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Bulgarelli, Cecilia, additional, Mondo, Elisabetta, additional, Esposito, Erika, additional, Assirelli, Giammarco, additional, and Piva, Silvia, additional
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- 2024
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7. Monitoring the Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Companion Animals: Results from Clinical Isolates in an Italian University Veterinary Hospital
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Scarpellini, Raffaele, primary, Assirelli, Giammarco, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Esposito, Erika, additional, Mondo, Elisabetta, additional, and Piva, Silvia, additional
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- 2023
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8. Pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine following constant rate infusion for postoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariectomy
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Barbarossa, Andrea, Rambaldi, Julie, Giunti, Massimo, Zaghini, Anna, Cunto, Marco, Zambelli, Daniele, Valgimigli, Simond, Santoro, Francesco, and Romagnoli, Noemi
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- 2017
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9. Automated Wound Image Segmentation: Transfer Learning from Human to Pet via Active Semi-Supervised Learning
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Buschi, Daniele, primary, Curti, Nico, additional, Cola, Veronica, additional, Carlini, Gianluca, additional, Sala, Claudia, additional, Dall’Olio, Daniele, additional, Castellani, Gastone, additional, Pizzi, Elisa, additional, Del Magno, Sara, additional, Foglia, Armando, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Pisoni, Luciano, additional, and Giampieri, Enrico, additional
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- 2023
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10. Apolipoprotein A1 and serum amyloid A in dogs with sepsis and septic shock
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Bulgarelli, Cecilia, primary, Ciuffoli, Elena, additional, Troia, Roberta, additional, Goggs, Robert, additional, Dondi, Francesco, additional, and Giunti, Massimo, additional
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- 2023
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11. Electroencephalographic patterns in a mechanically ventilated cat with permethrin intoxication
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Okonji, Samuel, primary, Bulgarelli, Cecilia, additional, Troìa, Roberta, additional, Pontiero, Alessandra, additional, Foglia, Armando, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, and Gandini, Gualtiero, additional
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- 2023
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12. Evaluation of urinary neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin to detect renal tubular damage in dogs with stable myxomatous mitral valve disease
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Troia, Roberta, primary, Sabetti, Maria Chiara, additional, Crosara, Serena, additional, Quintavalla, Cecilia, additional, Romito, Giovanni, additional, Mazzoldi, Chiara, additional, Fidanzio, Francesca, additional, Cescatti, Maura, additional, Bertazzolo, Walter, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, and Dondi, Francesco, additional
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- 2022
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13. 194 - Intraosseous catheterization
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Giunti, Massimo and Troia, Roberta
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- 2023
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14. Plasma procalcitonin concentrations predict organ dysfunction and outcome in dogs with sepsis
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Troia, Roberta, Giunti, Massimo, and Goggs, Robert
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- 2018
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15. Congenital Lobar Emphysema in a Kitten with Concomitant Hiatal Hernia and Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
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Del Magno, Sara, primary, Zanardi, Stefano, additional, Foglia, Armando, additional, Cola, Veronica, additional, Troia, Roberta, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Morini, Maria, additional, Diana, Alessia, additional, Lambertini, Carlotta, additional, and Pisoni, Luciano, additional
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- 2022
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16. Procalcitonin gene expression after LPS stimulation in the porcine animal model
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Zannoni, Augusta, Giunti, Massimo, Bernardini, Chiara, Gentilini, Fabio, Zaniboni, Andrea, Bacci, Maria Laura, and Forni, Monica
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- 2012
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17. Prevention of neointimal hyperplasia associated with modified stretch expanded polytetrafluoroethylene hemodialysis grafts (Gore) in an experimental preclinical study in swine
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Gessaroli, Massimiliano, Bombardi, Cristiano, Giunti, Massimo, and Bacci, Maria Laura
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- 2012
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18. Prevalence and Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance among Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus spp. in a Veterinary University Hospital
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Cocca, Giorgia, primary, Piva, Silvia, additional, Magno, Sara Del, additional, Scarpellini, Raffaele, additional, Giacometti, Federica, additional, Serraino, Andrea, additional, and Giunti, Massimo, additional
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- 2021
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Abbott, Jonathan A., primary, Adamantos, Sophie, additional, Adin, Christopher A., additional, Allen-Durrance, Ashley E., additional, Armentano, Robert A., additional, Aronson, Lillian R., additional, Balakrishnan, Anusha, additional, Beal, Matthew W., additional, Berent, Allyson, additional, Boag, Amanda K., additional, Boller, Elise Mittleman, additional, Boller, Manuel, additional, Boothe, Dawn Merton, additional, Borchers, Angela, additional, Boysen, Søren R., additional, Brainard, Benjamin M., additional, Brown, Andrew J., additional, Brown, Scott, additional, Burkitt, Jamie M., additional, Casal, Margret L., additional, Caulfield, Ann M., additional, Chan, Daniel L., additional, Chapman, Peter S., additional, Chastain, C.B., additional, Chew, Dennis J., additional, Clarke, Dana L., additional, Claus, Melissa A., additional, Cohn, Leah A., additional, Cooper, Edward, additional, Côté, Etienne, additional, Crane, M. Bronwyn, additional, Culp, William T.N., additional, Daly, Meredith L., additional, Davis, Emily, additional, Davis, Harold, additional, de Laforcade, Armelle, additional, DeFrancesco, Teresa, additional, Dixon-Jimenez, Amy, additional, Donahue, Suzanne, additional, Dowling, Patricia M., additional, Drobatz, Kenneth J., additional, Eatroff, Adam E., additional, Edwards, Melissa, additional, Eirmann, Laura, additional, Epstein, Steven, additional, Fletcher, Daniel J., additional, Francey, Thierry, additional, Fudge, Mack, additional, Garzotto, Caroline K., additional, Gaynor, Alison R., additional, Giger, Urs, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Goggs, Robert A.N., additional, Goldstein, Richard E., additional, Green, Todd A., additional, Groman, Reid P., additional, Guillaumin, Julien, additional, Hackett, Tim B., additional, Hackner, Susan G., additional, Haldane, Sarah, additional, Hallowell, Terry C., additional, Harvey, Ralph C., additional, Haskins, Steve C., additional, Hayes, Galina, additional, Hess, Rebecka S., additional, Hoareau, Guillaume L., additional, Hogan, Daniel F., additional, Hollingsworth, Steven R., additional, Holmberg, Bradford J., additional, Holt, David, additional, Hopper, Kate, additional, Hughes, Dez, additional, Hume, Daniel Z., additional, Humm, Karen R., additional, Jandrey, Karl E., additional, Jasani, Shailen, additional, Johnson, Lynelle R., additional, Jutkowitz, L. Ari, additional, Kanakubo, Kayo, additional, Kerl, Marie E., additional, King, Lesley G., additional, Knipe, Marguerite F., additional, Koenig, Amie, additional, Labato, Mary Anna, additional, Langston, Catherine E., additional, Larsen, Jennifer A., additional, Larson, Victoria S., additional, LeCouteur, Richard A., additional, Lee, Justine A., additional, Lewis, Daniel Huw, additional, Li, Ronald, additional, Liu, Debra T., additional, MacDonald, Kristin A., additional, Machen, Maggie C., additional, Madden, Valerie, additional, Maglaras, Christina, additional, Mandell, Deborah C., additional, Mann, F.A. (Tony), additional, Martin, Linda G., additional, Massicotte, Christiane, additional, Mathews, Karol A., additional, Mazzaferro, Elisa M., additional, McIntyre, Robin L., additional, McMichael, Maureen, additional, Mehl, Margo, additional, Mellema, Matthew S., additional, Michel, Kathryn E., additional, Miller, Carrie J., additional, Miller, James B., additional, Moeser, Adam, additional, Otto, Cynthia M., additional, Oura, Trisha J., additional, Oyama, Mark A., additional, Palm, Carrie A., additional, Papich, Mark G., additional, Pariaut, Romain, additional, Perkowski, Sandra, additional, Pich, Michele, additional, Platt, Simon R., additional, Powell, Lisa Leigh, additional, Prošek, Robert, additional, Pypendop, Bruno H., additional, Quandt, Jane, additional, Rahilly, Louisa J., additional, Ralph, Alan G., additional, Rankin, Shelley C., additional, Rebar, Alan H., additional, Reineke, Erica L., additional, Reiss, Adam J., additional, Reynolds, Caryn, additional, Riordan, Laura L., additional, Robben, Joris H., additional, Robinson, Narda G., additional, Rondeau, Mark P., additional, Rosenstein, Patricia G., additional, Rousseau, Alexandre, additional, Rozanski, Elizabeth A., additional, Rudloff, Elke, additional, Santoro-Beer, Kari, additional, Sauvé, Valérie, additional, Savino, Emily, additional, Schaer, Michael, additional, Serrano, Sergio, additional, Sharp, Claire R., additional, Shaw, Scott P., additional, Sigrist, Nadja E., additional, Silverstein, Deborah C., additional, Sleeper, Meg, additional, Smarick, Sean, additional, Smart, Lisa, additional, Sorrell-Raschi, Laurie, additional, Steinberg, Sheldon A., additional, Stewart, Randolph H., additional, Sturges, Beverly K., additional, Sykes, Jane E., additional, Syring, Rebecca S., additional, Todd, Jeffrey M., additional, Trotman, Tara K., additional, Vernau, Karen M., additional, Villaverde, Cecilia, additional, Vite, Charles H., additional, Volk, Susan W., additional, Waddell, Lori S., additional, Wang, Andrea, additional, Ward, Cynthia R., additional, Ware, Wendy A., additional, Wey, Aaron C., additional, Willard, Michael D., additional, Winkler, Kevin P., additional, Wright, Annie Malouin, additional, Wright, Bonnie, additional, and Wright, Kathy N., additional
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20. Intraosseous Catheterization
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Giunti, Massimo, primary and Otto, Cynthia M., additional
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- 2015
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21. Improved dual AAV vectors with reduced expression of truncated proteins are safe and effective in the retina of a mouse model of Stargardt disease
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Trapani, Ivana, Toriello, Elisabetta, de Simone, Sonia, Colella, Pasqualina, Iodice, Carolina, Polishchuk, Elena V., Sommella, Andrea, Colecchi, Linda, Rossi, Settimio, Simonelli, Francesca, Giunti, Massimo, Bacci, Maria L., Polishchuk, Roman S., and Auricchio, Alberto
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- 2015
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22. Canine circovirus and Canine adenovirus type 1 and 2 in dogs with parvoviral enteritis
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Balboni, Andrea, primary, Terrusi, Alessia, additional, Urbani, Lorenza, additional, Troia, Roberta, additional, Stefanelli, Silvia A. M., additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, and Battilani, Mara, additional
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- 2021
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23. Assessment of hemostasis in dogs with gastric‐dilation‐volvulus, during resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) or hypertonic saline (7.5%)
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Borrelli, Antonio, primary, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Calipa, Stefano, additional, Botto, Angelica, additional, Mengozzi, Giulio, additional, Lisa, Grassato, additional, Maurella, Cristiana, additional, and Bruno, Barbara, additional
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- 2021
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24. Classification of Septic Shock Phenotypes Based on the Presence of Hypotension and Hyperlactatemia in Cats
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Troia, Roberta, primary, Buzzurra, Francesca, additional, Ciuffoli, Elena, additional, Mascalzoni, Giulia, additional, Foglia, Armando, additional, Magagnoli, Ilaria, additional, Dondi, Francesco, additional, and Giunti, Massimo, additional
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- 2021
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25. Prospective evaluation of the acute patient physiologic and laboratory evaluation score and an extended clinicopathological profile in dogs with systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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Giunti, Massimo, Troia, Roberta, Bergamini, Paolo Famigli, and Dondi, Francesco
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- 2015
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26. Comparison of Protein Carbonyl (PCO), Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) as Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers of Septic Inflammation in Dogs
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Ruggerone, Beatrice, primary, Scavone, Donatella, additional, Troìa, Roberta, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Dondi, Francesco, additional, and Paltrinieri, Saverio, additional
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- 2021
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27. Effective delivery of large genes to the retina by dual AAV vectors
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Trapani, Ivana, Colella, Pasqualina, Sommella, Andrea, Iodice, Carolina, Cesi, Giulia, de Simone, Sonia, Marrocco, Elena, Rossi, Settimio, Giunti, Massimo, Palfi, Arpad, Farrar, Gwyneth J, Polishchuk, Roman, and Auricchio, Alberto
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- 2014
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28. The use of small-bore wire-guided chest drains for the management of feline pyothorax: A retrospective case series
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Del Magno, Sara, primary, Foglia, Armando, additional, De Bastiani, Deborah, additional, Cola, Veronica, additional, Pisoni, Luciano, additional, Grassato, Lisa, additional, Pelizzola, Marco, additional, Troia, Roberto, additional, and Giunti, Massimo, additional
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- 2021
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29. Patologie tiroidee e surrenaliche del cane e del gatto: aspetti epidemiologici, clinici e clinico-patologici
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Giunti, Massimo, Carotenuto, Gaia <1986>, Giunti, Massimo, and Carotenuto, Gaia <1986>
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L’ipertiroidismo felino rappresenta oggi la più comune endocrinopatia della specie. I capitoli 2 e 3 costituiscono una revisione della letteratura in merito agli aspetti clinici, diagnostici e terapeutici della patologia. Il capitolo 4 indaga il ruolo della dimetilarginina simmetrica (SDMA) come marker di funzionalità renale nei gatti ipertiroidei prima e dopo terapia medica. La patologia tiroidea più comune nel cane è l’ipotiroidismo. Nello studio riportato al capitolo 5 sono state indagate le performance diagnostiche di freeT3, freeT4, rT3, 3,3-T2 e 3,5-T2, misurati tramite LC-MS/MS, nel differenziare tra cani ipotiroidei, cani con patologie non-tiroidee e cani sani. La presenza di una possibile correlazione tra la gravità della condizione clinica dei pazienti ipotiroidei, le variabili emato-chimiche e le concentrazioni sieriche di cTSH è stata valutata nel capitolo 6. Il capitolo 7 valuta l’andamento dell’SDMA in cani ipotiroidei prima e dopo supplementazione ormonale. A differenza della Sindrome di Cushing dell’uomo, che è considerata una malattia rara, nel cane l’ipercortisolismo spontaneo (HC) è una delle endocrinopatie più comuni. Gli aspetti epidemiologici dell’HC e la ricerca di un metodo di monitoraggio alternativo al test di stimolazione con ACTH nei cani trattati con Trilostano sono stati approfonditi rispettivamente nei capitoli 8 e 9. A differenza dell'HC, l'ipoadrenocorticismo primario (PH) è una patologia rara nel cane. Lo scopo dello studio riportato nel capitolo 10 consiste nel descrivere le frazioni escretorie degli elettroliti urinari nei cani con PH e di indagare se esse possano rappresentare un utile supporto alla diagnosi e al trattamento del PH canino. Il riscontro accidentale di masse surrenaliche rappresenta una criticità diagnostica. Infatti, può essere difficile distinguere morfologicamente tra lesioni corticali e midollari e tra lesioni maligne e benigne. Nel capitolo 11 vengono descritti i rilievi immunoistochimici dell'incidentaloma su, Feline hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder in cats. Chapter 2 and 3 provide an overview of diagnostic tests and treatment options for feline hyperthyroidism. Chapter 4 investigates the role of symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) as a marker of renal function in hyperthyroid cats before and after medical treatment. Hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid disorder in dogs. Chapter 5 investigates if serum concentrations of some thyroid hormones, measured with LC-MS/MS, are able to differentiate hypothyroid dogs from dogs with non-thyroidal illness, and healthy dogs. The study reported at chapter 6 aims to evaluate the correlation between the severity of clinical condition in hypothyroid dogs and clinicopathological data in a population of dogs with spontaneous hypothyroidism. The effect of hypothyroidism and subsequent hormonal supplementation on SDMA and serum creatinine is evaluated in chapter 7. Another common endocrinopathy in dogs is spontaneous hypercortisolism (HC). The epidemiological aspect of HC (chapter 8) and the possibility of an alternative monitoring method to the ACTH stimulation test in dogs treated with Trilostane (chapter 9) are investigated. Unlike HC, primary hypoadrenocorticism (PH) is a rare condition in dogs. The aim of the study reported in chapter 10 is to describe fractional excretion of urinary electrolytes (FEe) in dogs with PH and to investigate if FEe could add useful information regarding monitoring of mineralocorticoid treatment. A different scenario in the context of adrenal diseases in dogs is represented by the accidental detection of adrenal masses. An accurate diagnosis is critical, but morphologic distinction between cortical and medullary lesions and between malignant and benign can be difficult. Therefore, the aim of the study is to describe the immunohistochemical characters of adrenal incidentaloma in dogs and to assess the role of Ki-67 PI as indicators of malignancy (chapter 11).
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30. Intraosseous Catheterization
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Giunti, Massimo, primary and Otto, Cynthia M., additional
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- 2009
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31. Contributors
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Abbott, Jonathan A., primary, Adamantos, Sophie, additional, Aldrich, Janet, additional, Alwood, Amy J., additional, Aronson, Lillian R., additional, Bagley, Rodney S., additional, Barton, Linda, additional, Bateman, Shane W., additional, Beal, Matthew W., additional, Berent, Allyson C., additional, Bergman, Philip J., additional, Boag, Amanda K., additional, Mittleman Boller, Elise, additional, Boller, Manuel, additional, Bond, Betsy R., additional, Boothe, Dawn M., additional, Boysen, Søren R., additional, Brainard, Benjamin M., additional, Brown, Andrew J., additional, Brown, Scott, additional, Burkett, Dennis E., additional, Burkitt, Jamie M., additional, Chan, Daniel L., additional, Chapman, Peter S., additional, Chastain, C.B., additional, Chew, Dennis J., additional, Clare, Monica C., additional, Cohn, Leah A., additional, Cole, Steven G., additional, Costello, Merilee F., additional, Côté, Etienne, additional, Crane, M. Bronwyn, additional, (Tim) Crowe, Dennis T., additional, Culp, William T.N., additional, Daly, Meredith L., additional, Davis, Harold, additional, DeFrancesco, Teresa, additional, de Laforcade, Armelle M., additional, Donahue, Suzanne, additional, Dosher, Kristi L., additional, Dowling, Patricia M., additional, Drellich, Sharon, additional, Drobatz, Kenneth J., additional, Joel Edwards, N., additional, Eirmann, Laura, additional, Elliott, Denise A., additional, Fischer, Julie R., additional, Fletcher, Daniel J., additional, Francey, Thierry, additional, Fudge, Mack, additional, Garzotto, Caroline K., additional, Gaynor, Alison R., additional, Giger, Urs, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, Goggs, Robert, additional, Goldstein, Richard E., additional, Green, Todd, additional, Groman, Reid P., additional, Hackett, Timothy B., additional, Hackner, Susan G., additional, Hall, Kelly, additional, Harvey, Ralph C., additional, Hess, Rebecka S., additional, Hogan, Daniel F., additional, Hollingsworth, Steven R., additional, Holmberg, Bradford J., additional, Holt, David, additional, Hopper, Kate, additional, Hughes, Dez, additional, Hume, Daniel Z., additional, Humm, Karen R., additional, Jandrey, Karl E., additional, Jasani, Shailen, additional, Johnson, Kersten, additional, Johnson, Lynelle R., additional, Ari Jutkowitz, L., additional, Kerl, Marie E., additional, King, Lesley G., additional, Klide, Alan M., additional, Koenig, Amie, additional, Kovacic, Jan P., additional, Knipe, Marguerite F., additional, Kutzler, Michelle A., additional, Anna Labato, Mary, additional, Langston, Catherine E., additional, Larson, Victoria, additional, Laste, Nancy J., additional, LeCouteur, Richard A., additional, Lee, Justine A., additional, Lehman, Tracy L., additional, Malouin, Annie, additional, Mandell, Deborah C., additional, Mann, F.A., additional, Martin, Linda G., additional, Mazzaferro, Elisa M., additional, McMichael, Maureen, additional, Mehl, Margo, additional, Kate Meier, C., additional, Mellema, Matthew S., additional, Michel, Kathryn E., additional, Miller, Carrie J., additional, Miller, James B., additional, Monnet, Eric, additional, Murphy, Lisa A., additional, Christopher Orton, E., additional, Otto, Cynthia M., additional, Oyama, Mark A., additional, Pariaut, Romain, additional, Perkowski, Sandra Z., additional, Peterson, Michael E., additional, Platt, Simon R., additional, Leigh Powell, Lisa, additional, Prošek, Robert, additional, Pypendop, Bruno H., additional, Quandt, Jane, additional, Rahilly, Louisa, additional, Rankin, Shelley C., additional, Rebar, Alan H., additional, Lynn Reineke, Erica, additional, Reiss, Adam J., additional, Rieser, Teresa M., additional, Riordan, Laura L., additional, Robinson, Narda G., additional, Rochat, Mark C., additional, Rollings, Christopher, additional, Rondeau, Mark P., additional, Rozanski, Elizabeth A., additional, Rudloff, Elke, additional, Sauvé, Valérie, additional, Schaer, Michael, additional, Schildt, Julie C., additional, Scott, Nancy E., additional, Serrano, Sergio, additional, Shaw, Scott P., additional, Sigrist, Nadja E., additional, Silverstein, Deborah C., additional, Simmons, Jeffery P., additional, Sleeper, Meg, additional, Slensky, Kimberly, additional, Smarick, Sean, additional, Sorrell-Raschi, Laurie, additional, Sturges, Beverly K., additional, Sykes, Jane E., additional, Syring, Rebecca S., additional, Tocci, Lynel J., additional, Todd, Jeffrey, additional, Trotman, Tara K., additional, Vernau, Karen M., additional, Vite, Charles H., additional, Volk, Susan W., additional, Waddell, Lori S., additional, Ward, Cynthia R., additional, Ware, Wendy A., additional, Wey, Aaron C., additional, Willard, Michael D., additional, Winkler, Kevin P., additional, Wohl, James S., additional, Wright, Bonnie, additional, and Wright, Kathy N., additional
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Adamantos, Sophie, Allen-Durrance, Ashley E., Armentano, Robert A., Aronson, Lillian Ruth, Arrowood, Amanda, Balakrishnan, Anusha, Balsa, Ingrid M., Barfield, Dominic, Barr, Ciara A., Barter, Linda S., Barthélemy, Anthony, Beer, Kari Santoro, Berent, Allyson, Birkbeck, Rachael, Boag, Amanda K., Boller, Elise Mittleman, Boller, Manuel, Boyd, Corrin, Boysen, Søren R., Brainard, Benjamin M., Brethel, Sara R., Buckley, Gareth J., Buriko, Yekaterina, Burton, Jenna H., Cenani, Alessia, Centola, Steven J., Chan, Daniel L., Chapman, Peter S., Chew, Dennis J., Clarke, Dana L., Claus, Melissa A., Cohn, Leah A., Cole, Stephen, Cooper, Edward S., Burkitt Creedon, Jamie M., Daly, Meredith L., Davis, Harold, Laforcade, Armelle de, De Rosa, Sage M., DeFrancesco, Teresa C., Dixon-Jimenez, Amy, Drobatz, Kenneth J., Duval, Justin, Eatroff, Adam E., Epstein, Steven E., Farrell, Kate S., Fischer, Christiana, Flaherty, Molly J., Fletcher, Daniel J., Francey, Thierry, Fudge, Mack, Brito Galvao, Joao Felipe de, Garzotto, Caroline K., Gelzer, Anna R.M., Gerken, Katherine K., Gianotti, Giacomo, Gibson, Erin A., Giunti, Massimo, Gommeren, Kris, Good, Jennifer M., Greensmith, Thomas D., Grubb, Tamara, Guillaumin, Julien, Hackett, Timothy B., Hagley, Simon P., Hansen, Bernie, Hart, Samantha, Harvey, Ralph C., Hayes, Galina, Hess, Rebecka S., Hoareau, Guillaume Laurent, Hoehne, Sabrina N., Holowaychuk, Marie K., Hopper, Kate, Hughes, Dez, Hume, Daniel Z., Humm, Karen, Jandrey, Karl E., Jimenez, Tania Perez, Johnson, Lynelle R., Johnston, Andrea N., Kaplan, Joanna L., Keir, Iain, Kerl, Marie E., Knipe, Marguerite F., Good, Kathryn, Koenig, Amie, Kopecny, Lucy, Kovak, Natalie, Kraus, Marc S., Langston, Catherine E., Larsen, Jennifer A., Li, Chai-Fei, Li, Ronald H.L., Debra Liu, Ta-Ying, Lynch, Alex, Lyons, Bridget M., MacDonald, Kristin A., Mandell, Deborah C., Martin, Linda G., Mathews, Karol, Mauro, Katie D., Mazzaferro, Elisa M., McBride, Duana, McClosky, Megan E., McMichael, Maureen A., Mehl, Margo, Mellema, Matthew S., Menard, Julie M., Miller, Carrie J., Miller, James B., Moeser, Adam, Monteiro, Bea, Murthy, Vishal D., Musulin, Sarah E., Odunayo, Adesola, Oldach, Maureen S., Osborne, Laura, Osekavage, Katie E., Oyama, Mark A., Palm, Carrie A., Pariaut, Romain, Pashmakova, Medora, Platt, Simon, Pouzot-Nevoret, Céline, Powell, Lisa Leigh, Pypendop, Bruno H., Quandt, Jane, Quimby, Jessica M., Rahilly, Louisa J., Ralph, Alan G., Rank, Kaitlyn, Rankin, Shelley C., Rebar, Alan H., Reineke, Erica L., Reminga, Christin L., Robben, Joris H., Robinson, Narda G., Rondeau, Mark P., Rosati, Tommaso, Rosenstein, Patricia G., Rozanski, Elizabeth, Rudloff, Elke, Schaefer, Jonathan, Schaer, Michael, Schoeffler, Gretchen L., Serrano, Sergi, Sharp, Claire R., Sharpe, Ashley N., Shropshire, Sarah B., Sigrist, Nadja E., Silverstein, Deborah C., Sleeper, Meg M., Slensky, Kimberly, Smarick, Sean D., Smart, Lisa, Soares-Dabalos, Florence, Steagall, Paulo V., Stern, Joshua A., Stewart, Randolph H., Sturges, Beverly K., Sykes, Jane E., Syring, Rebecca S., Tart, Kelly, Thawley, Vincent J., Goy-Thollot, Isabelle, Thomovsky, Elizabeth J., Todd, Jeffrey Michael, Tong, Carissa W., Troia, Roberta, Ueda, Yu, Varner, Kelley M., Vernau, Karen M., Villaverde, Cecilia, Visser, Lance C., Waddell, Lori S., Mahoney-Wages, Orla, Walker, Ashley L., Ward, Cynthia R., Ware, Wendy A., Wigglesworth, Samantha, Willard, Michael D., Winkler, Kevin, Wolf, Jake, Wright, Bonnie, Wright, Kathy N., and Green, Todd A.
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33. Efficacy and Safety of Intramuscular Insulin Lispro vs. Continuous Intravenous Regular Insulin for the Treatment of Dogs With Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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Malerba, Eleonora, primary, Alessandrini, Federica, additional, Grossi, Giorgio, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, and Fracassi, Federico, additional
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34. Conventional treatment of a metaldehyde-intoxicated cat with additional use of low-dose intravenous lipid emulsion
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Bergamini, Ilaria, primary, Mattavelli, Clara, additional, Grossi, Giorgio, additional, Magagnoli, Ilaria, additional, and Giunti, Massimo, additional
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35. Circulating Methemoblogin Fraction in Dogs With Sepsis
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Troia, Roberta, primary, Ciuffoli, Elena, additional, Vasylyeva, Kateryna, additional, Foglia, Armando, additional, Dondi, Francesco, additional, and Giunti, Massimo, additional
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36. Cytokine and Chemokine Profiling in Cats With Sepsis and Septic Shock
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Troia, Roberta, primary, Mascalzoni, Giulia, additional, Agnoli, Chiara, additional, Lalonde-Paul, Denise, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, and Goggs, Robert, additional
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37. Evaluation of Serum Apolipoprotein A1 in Canine Sepsis
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Giunti, Massimo, primary, Grossi, Giorgio, additional, Troía, Roberta, additional, Fracassi, Federico, additional, and Dondi, Francesco, additional
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38. Urine neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin to diagnose and characterize acute kidney injury in dogs
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Monari, Erika, primary, Troìa, Roberta, additional, Magna, Luca, additional, Gruarin, Marta, additional, Grisetti, Chiara, additional, Fernandez, Mercedes, additional, Balboni, Andrea, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, and Dondi, Francesco, additional
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39. Plasma Lactate Concentration: is it a reliable prognostic factor in dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus?
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Grassato Lisa, Spinella Giuseppe, Musella E., Giunti Massimo, Valentini Simona, and Grassato Lisa, Spinella Giuseppe, Musella E., Giunti Massimo, Valentini Simona
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Plasma Lactate Concentratio, Gastric Dilatation Volvulus, dog - Published
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40. Efficacia e sicurezza del trattamento con emulsioni lipidiche endovenose a basse dosi nelle intossicazioni del cane e del gatto
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Giunti, Massimo, Pelizzola, Marco <1986>, Giunti, Massimo, and Pelizzola, Marco <1986>
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Gli avvelenamenti rappresentano una delle patologie più frequenti nella pratica clinica veterinaria. Tuttavia, solo una ristrettissima parte di tossici possiede antidoti facilmente reperibili nella pratica clinica per contrastare in maniera rapida e precoce la sintomatologia correlata. Le emulsioni lipidiche endovenose (Intravenous Lipid Emulsion, ILE) sono un antidoto emergente, sia in medicina umana che in medicina veterinaria. Tramite uno studio epidemiologico sono state valutate la tipologia e la prevalenza delle intossicazioni pervenute presso un Pronto Soccorso Veterinario Universitario. Una volta identificate le intossicazioni più frequenti, determinate da agenti lipofili, sono state valutate l’efficacia clinica e la sicurezza del trattamento con emulsione lipidica endovenosa a basse dosi. Sono stati inclusi nello studio cani e gatti, con una anamnesi confermata o un sospetto di intossicazione, nel periodo tra Dicembre 2001 e Agosto 2017. Sono stati selezionati 303 cani e gatti (rispettivamente il 77% e 23%). Gli agenti tossici identificati più frequentemente sono stati i rodenticidi, le permetrine e la metaldeide. Il trattamento con ILE a basse dosi è stato effettuato su 18 animali (11 cani e 5 gatti) tra il 2015 e il 2018. I tossici noti più frequenti sono stati le permetrine nel gatto (3/5 casi) e la metaldeide nel cane (3/11 casi). Non sono stati riportati effetti avversi direttamente associabili alla somministrazione di emulsioni lipidiche né nell’immediato, né nel follow-up. Il trattamento con emulsioni lipidiche endovenose a basse dosi, se associato ad altre terapie di supporto, risulta essere sicuro ed efficace nel migliorare la sintomatologia neurologica. Servono maggiori studi per valutare il dosaggio, l’efficacia, la sicurezza, la capacità di interazione dell’ILE con diversi agenti tossici e in diverse situazioni cliniche., Poisonings are one of the most frequent pathologies in veterinary clinical practice. However, only a very small number of toxins have antidotes that are readily available in clinical practice to counteract the related symptoms. Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy is an emerging antidote for lipophilic drug toxicities in both veterinary and human medicine. First, a Veterinary University Hospital (VUH) epidemiology study was performed from 2001 to 2017 and all the clinical suspects of intoxications in dogs and cats were evaluated. The most frequent poisonings were identified and lipophilic intoxications were selected for the second part of the study. Cutaneous and enteral intoxications in dogs and cats were evaluated between 2015 and 2017. 303 dogs and cats were selected (77% and 23% respectively). The most frequently identified toxic agents were rodenticides, permethrin and metaldehyde. Treatment with low-dose ILE was performed on 18 animals (11 dogs and 5 cats) between 2015 and 2018. The most common known toxicants were permethrin in cats (3/5 cases) and metaldehyde in dogs (3/11 cases). No adverse effects directly associated with the administration of lipid emulsions were reported immediately or in the follow-up. Low-dose ILE treatment was considered safe, and potentially effective, in the management of the reported cases. Further randomised controlled trials are needed to determine the appropriate dosing, effectiveness and safety of ILE in clinical settings.
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41. Significato prognostico del danno d'organo e della MODS nel gatto e nel cane politraumatizzato
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Giunti, Massimo, Murgia, Elsa <1977>, Giunti, Massimo, and Murgia, Elsa <1977>
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L’evento traumatico è una comune causa di morbidità e mortalità nei piccoli animali e di frequente riscontro nell’attività clinica di pronto soccorso. Il politrauma indentifica una sindrome caratterizzata da un complesso di lesioni gravi multiple, in cui l’alterata regolazione del sistema immunitario risulta uno dei principali meccanismi legati al cedimento organico e allo sviluppo della Sindrome da Disfunzione Multiorganica (Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome o MODS) e ad un exitus peggiore. L’obiettivo di questo lavoro è di valutare lo sviluppo, la prevalenza e il significato prognostico della disfunzione d’organo e della MODS nel cane e nel gatto politraumatizzato. È stato condotto uno studio prospettico osservazionale sulla disfunzione d'organo nel cane e nel gatto con politrauma. Sono stati inclusi 36 cani e 38 gatti afferiti in Pronto Soccorso per trauma acuto con interessamento di ≥ 2 due distretti corporei e necessità di stabilizzazione e ricovero nel reparto di Terapia Intensiva e successivamente suddivisi in relazione all'exitus (sopravvissuti, non sopravvissuti). Le variabili cliniche e clinico-patologiche, compresi gli score di gravità [Animal Trauma Triage Score (ATTS), APPLEfast ed APPLEfull], le disfunzioni d’organo e la presenza di MODS, definita come la presenza concomitante di almeno due disfunzioni d'organo, sono stati valutati all’ammissione e analizzati in relazione alla mortalità. Il presente lavoro ha permesso di documentare il ruolo prognostico della disfunzione d’organo e della MODS, e che il suo sviluppo sia associato in maniera significativa a un maggior rischio di morte nella popolazione oggetto di studio. La presenza di disfunzione emostatica, respiratoria e di MODS nel gatto e la presenza di ipotermia, acidosi metabolica, disfunzione emostatica, trauma cranico, ipoprotidemia e MODS nel cane, sono risultati significativamente associati ad un elevato rischio di mortalità. Inoltre, gli score di gravità hanno confermato il loro ruolo progn, Polytrauma is a common emergency condition in small animals and is frequently associated to higher morbidity and mortality rates compared to minor trauma. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) is a major complication of extensive traumatic injury, requiring intensive monitoring for the high risk of early and late death. The current study aimed to prospectively evaluate the occurrence and the prognostic significance of organ dysfunction in a population of polytraumatized cats and dogs. Thirty-eight cats and 36 dogs with polytrauma requiring intensive care unit hospitalization were included and divided according to outcome (survivors/non-survivors). Clinical and clinicopathological data, including scores of disease severity [Animal Trauma Triage Score (ATTS), APPLEfast and APPLEfull], selected organ dysfunction and presence of MODS were evaluated upon admission, and analyzed in respect to mortality. The current study highlights the prognostic role of organ dysfunctions and MODS in a population of polytraumatized cats and dogs. MODS is a common complication and its development was associated with increased disease severity and worse outcomes. Specifically, presence of hemostatic dysfunction and respiratory dysfunction upon admission in feline population and presence of hypothermia, metabolic acidosis, hemostatic dysfunction, hypoproteinemia and head trauma in canine population were associated to a higher risk of death. Futhermore, scores of disease severity confirm their usefulness to early predict in-hospital mortality and development of organ dysfunction.
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42. Bilancio idrico e fluidoterapia nel paziente veterinario critico: fisiopatologia e monitoraggio del bilancio idrico
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Troìa Roberta, Giunti Massimo, Troìa Roberta, and Giunti Massimo
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Fluidoterapia, paziente critico, bilancio idrico, glicocalice endoteliale, ipotensione, ipervolemia - Abstract
Il paziente critico presenta comunemente alterazioni dell’omeostasi dei fluidi corporei ed è particolarmente sensibile agli effetti avversi di una fluidoterapia non appropriata. La disfunzione del glicocalice endoteliale è alla base di un'aumentata permeabilità vasale, che favorisce la formazione di edema interstiziale, la perpetuazione dello stato infiammatorio e di conseguenza contribuisce all’ipoperfusione tissutale. La fluidoterapia deve essere quindi mirata alle esigenze del singolo paziente e contestualizzata sull'andamento clinico della patologia critica, riconoscendo solitamente tre fasi d’intervento: una fase iniziale di rianimazione fluida; una fase successiva di mantenimento, volta garantire un bilancio idrico equilibrato; una potenziale fase di "tossicità" della fluidoterapia, in cui provvedere alla rimozione dei fluidi in eccesso. L’andamento delle fasi sopradescritte non è sempre consequenziale, e obbliga il medico ad una frequente e metodica rivalutazione del paziente, basata sulla combinazione di indici clinici e di diagnostica collaterale, e finalizzata a guidare in maniera appropriata la strategia d’intervento terapeutico. The critically ill patient frequently suffers from fluid balance abnormalities, and is extremely sensitive to the complications of inappropriate fluid therapy. The endothelial glycocalyx dysfunction during critical illness is the main contributing factor for the development of capillary leakage, systemic inflammation and interstitial edema, ultimately leading to tissue hypoperfusion. According to the dynamic clinical status of the intensive care patients, intravenous fluid therapy must be tailored to the individual clinical condition. "Context-sensitive" fluid therapy usually recognizes three interventional phases: a rescue phase to correct intravascular volume depletion; a stabilization phase aimed at matching fluid losses and requirements and optimizing fluid balance homeostasis; and a de-escalation phase when minimization of fluid therapy and mobilization of extra fluids can be considered to avoid their toxicity. Several clinical and diagnostic tools can be used to choose the appropriate strategy of fluid administration, and to optimize fluid balance in the course of the critical illness.
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43. Diagnosis of sepsis in dogs by measuring carbonylated proteins (PCOs) and paraoxonase (PON-1)
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Ruggerone, Beatrice, Troia, Roberta, Murgia, Elsa, Giunti, Massimo, Dondi, Francesco, and Paltrinieri, Saverio
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0301 basic medicine ,lcsh:QH426-470 ,040301 veterinary sciences ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,ELISA, Oxidative stress, PCO, PON-1 ,lcsh:QH705-705.5 ,0403 veterinary science ,lcsh:Genetics ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,lcsh:QH540-549.5 ,lcsh:Economic biology ,lcsh:Animal culture ,lcsh:Ecology ,lcsh:SF1-1100 - Abstract
An early diagnosis of sepsis could allow a better prognosis and avoid the abuse of antibiotic administration; unfortunately, in veterinary medicine, specific and sensitive markers of sepsis are not available.Because Protein Carbonyls (PCOs), that result from protein oxidation, are widely used in human medicine as sepsis markers , the aim of our study was to validate an ELISA kit (Enzolifesciences, 3V Chimica, Roma) on canine serum and to measure PCOs, after a preliminary validation study, in three groups (homogeneous for age and size): healthy dogs without clinical or laboratory abnormalities (A, n=14), dogs with septic (B, n=14) and non-septic inflammation (C, n=12) at the first presentation and without previous treatments. Moreover, Paraoxonase-1, a negative acute phase protein with anti-oxidant properties (PON-1) was measured in each group with a method already validated in dogs.A Kruskal-Wallis test followed by a Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to evaluate differences between groups.The ELISA method for measuring PCOs showed a very good precision (coefficient of variation, International Journal of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Vol 5, No 1s (2018)
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44. Heinz body–related interference with leukocyte and erythrocyte variables obtained by an automated hematology analyzer in cats
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Dondi, Francesco, primary, Vasylyeva, Kateryna, additional, Serafini, Federica, additional, Gruarin, Marta, additional, Troìa, Roberta, additional, Giunti, Massimo, additional, and Agnoli, Chiara, additional
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45. Prognostic Significance of Organ Dysfunction in Cats With Polytrauma
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Murgia, Elsa, primary, Troia, Roberta, additional, Bulgarelli, Cecilia, additional, Pelizzola, Marco, additional, Foglia, Armando, additional, Dondi, Francesco, additional, and Giunti, Massimo, additional
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46. Genetic complexity and multiple infections with more Parvovirus species in naturally infected cats
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Battilani Mara, Balboni Andrea, Ustulin Martina, Giunti Massimo, Scagliarini Alessandra, and Prosperi Santino
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Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Abstract Parvoviruses of carnivores include three closely related autonomous parvoviruses: canine parvovirus (CPV), feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) and mink enteritis virus (MEV). These viruses cause a variety of serious diseases, especially in young patients, since they have a remarkable predilection for replication in rapidly dividing cells. FPV is not the only parvovirus species which infects cats; in addition to MEV, the new variants of canine parvovirus, CPV-2a, 2b and 2c have also penetrated the feline host-range, and they are able to infect and replicate in cats, causing diseases indistinguishable from feline panleukopenia. Furthermore, as cats are susceptible to both CPV-2 and FPV viruses, superinfection and co-infection with multiple parvovirus strains may occur, potentially facilitating recombination and high genetic heterogeneity. In the light of the importance of cats as a potential source of genetic diversity for parvoviruses and, since feline panleukopenia virus has re-emerged as a major cause of mortality in felines, the present study has explored the molecular characteristics of parvovirus strains circulating in cat populations. The most significant findings reported in this study were (a) the detection of mixed infection FPV/CPV with the presence of one parvovirus variant which is a true intermediate between FPV/CPV and (b) the quasispecies cloud size of one CPV sample variant 2c. In conclusion, this study provides new important results about the evolutionary dynamics of CPV infections in cats, showing that CPV has presumably started a new process of readaptation in feline hosts.
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47. Complicazioni della chirurgia ortopedica nel gatto politraumatizzato
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DEL MAGNO, SARA, FOGLIA, ARMANDO, COLA, VERONICA, PINNA, STEFANIA, VALENTINI, SIMONA, GIUNTI, MASSIMO, PISONI, LUCIANO, Del Magno Sara, Foglia Armando, Cola Veronica, Pinna Stefania, Valentini Simona, Giunti Massimo, and Pisoni Luciano.
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Complicazioni della chirurgia ortopedica nel gatto politraumatizzato Del Magno S, Foglia A, Cola V, Pinna S, Valentini S, Giunti M, Pisoni L. Scopo del lavoro Il presente lavoro mira a valutare la frequenza e il tipo di complicazioni in seguito a chirurgie ortopediche in corso di politrauma nel gatto. Materiali e metodi Gatti politraumatizzati in cui è stata eseguita almeno una chirurgia ortopedica dal 2012 al 2016 sono stati inclusi e classificati in base a sede e tipo di lesione, tipo di trattamento chirurgico e medico e tipo di complicazioni riscontrate. Ai pazienti è stato attribuito uno score clinico, come precedentemente riportato (Vnuk et al, 2004). L’analisi statistica delle variabili oggetto di studio è stata condotta mediante l’utilizzo di test per dati non parametrici. La significatività dei test è stata considerata per un valore di p< 0,05. Risultati Sono stati inclusi 42 gatti europei, 19 femmine e 23 maschi. L’età mediana era di 24 mesi (range 7 mesi-18 anni), il peso mediano era di 4 kg (range 2,2-6,6). I traumi ortopedici localizzati allo scheletro appendicolare sono risultati i più frequenti (62%), seguiti dai traumi del bacino (33%), del distretto maxillo-facciale (29%) e della colonna vertebrale (12%). In 31 gatti erano presenti lesioni in altre sedi anatomiche con un coinvolgimento significativamente più frequente dei distretti toracico e cranico. Il valore mediano dello score attribuito alle lesioni traumatiche riportate è risultato essere pari a 6 (range 2-12). Tale punteggio è risultato essere positivamente correlato al numero di distretti interessati dal trauma. Nel 57% dei casi era presente uno stato di shock all’ammissione, che è risultato essere significativamente più frequente nei soggetti con lesioni traumatiche localizzate a più di due distretti corporei. Nel periodo post-operatorio le complicazioni verificatesi più frequentemente sono state: anemia grave (17%, 7/42 pazienti), parziale fallimento dell’intervento (12%, 5/42), peggioramento dei deficit neurologici secondari ad osteosintesi del bacino (7%, 3/42) e infezioni del sito operatorio (14%, 6/42). Le infezioni erano associate a batteri multiresistenti (5/6), necrosi tissutale estesa (3/6) ed esposizione degli impianti di osteosintesi (2/6). L’anemia si è sviluppata più frequentemente nei gatti che presentavano infezioni nel periodo post operatorio. Una terapia antibatterica empirica è stata somministrata in tutti i pazienti come monoterapia (30/42 casi) o terapia combinata (12/42) a discrezione del medico curante. Lo sviluppo delle infezioni nel periodo post-operatorio è risultato significativamente più frequente in soggetti trattati con terapia combinata. Il tempo intercorso tra l’ammissione e il primo intervento chirurgico (mediana 1 giorno, 0-4) e/o il primo intervento ortopedico (mediana 2 giorni, 0-11) non sono risultati correlati all’insorgenza di complicazioni. Un solo paziente con trauma facciale e trauma cranico è deceduto nel periodo post-operatorio. La durata del ricovero (mediana 10 giorni) è risultato significativamente maggiore in caso d’infezione post-operatoria. Discussione Un paziente politraumatizzato risulta essere spesso un paziente critico e al momento non sono presenti linee guida sul tipo di approccio chirurgico e il tempo in cui intervenire (Peterson et al, 2015). L’anemia è una complicazione frequente nel periodo post-operatorio, di solito di natura multifattoriale. La risposta infiammatoria sistemica secondaria alla presenza di infezione sembra contribuire ad aggravare lo stato di anemia nel periodo post-operatorio in questa popolazione. L’infezione del sito chirurgico è una complicazione grave e rappresenta una spesa notevole per il proprietario vista la maggior durata dell’ospedalizzazione. La maggior incidenza di infezioni in pazienti trattati con una combinazione di antibatterici suggerirebbe di impostare un’iniziale monoterapia, solo se necessaria, da variare sulla base dell’esame colturale. L’esecuzione di esami batteriologici su potenziali siti d’infezione al momento dell’ammissione del paziente ed eventualmente la loro ripetizione durante il decorso è di fondamentale importanza per impostare una terapia antibatterica mirata e prevenire o ridurre lo sviluppo di antibioticoresistenza. Questa strategia terapeutica andrebbe associata ad un ottimale controllo dell’infezione, che includa la rimozione del tessuto necrotico dal sito di lesione. Il fallimento seppure parziale dell’intervento riscontrato in alcuni pazienti è probabilmente ascrivibile ad una gestione non adeguata del paziente in sede chirurgica e/o post-operatoria. L’aggravamento delle lesioni neurologiche secondarie ad osteosintesi del bacino risulta spesso temporanee (Meeson, 2015). Nei 3 casi del presente studio interessati da tali alterazioni, si è assistito ad un significativo miglioramento clinico al momento della dimissione. Vnuk D et al, Feline high-rise syndrome: 119 cases (1998-2001). J Feline Med and Surg, 6:305-312, 2004 Peterson NW et al, The impact of surgical timing and intervention on outcome in traumatized dogs and cats. J Vet Emerg Crit Care, 25:63-75. Meeson RL, Geddes AT, Management and long-term outcome of pelvic fractures: a retrospective study of 43 cats. J Feline Med Surg, Oct 7, pii:1098612X15606958 2015.
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48. AUTOMATED PLATELET VARIABLES (ADVIA 2120) RESULTS IN DOGS WITH SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES: A RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION
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AGNOLI, CHIARA, SEGALINA, SAMUELE, TROIA, ROBERTA, BRINI, ELISA, GIUNTI, MASSIMO, DONDI, FRANCESCO, Agnoli, Chiara, Segalina, Samuele, Troìa, Roberta, Brini, Elisa, Giunti, Massimo, and Dondi, Francesco
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platelets, ADVIA, dog, SIRS, IMHA - Abstract
Introduction: Platelet activation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and contributes to morbidity and mortality in hospitalized pa- tients. ADVIA 2120, a flow-cytometry-based haematology system, yields different platelet parameters (PPs) using two-dimensional laser technology. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PPs in different clinical setting of canine SIRS, and to compare them with a control series of healthy dogs. Methods: The medical records of dogs admitted to a veterinary teaching hospital (2013-2015) were retrospectively evaluated, and SIRS dogs affected by primary immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA), bacterial sepsis and pyometra were selected. A group of healthy blood donor dogs was used as control and to establish reference intervals. Blood samples were collected and processed with standardized procedure and timing. Among haematological variables platelet count (PLT, 103cells/μl), plateletcrit (PCT %), mean platelet volume (MPV, fL), platelet volume distribution width (PDW, %), mean platelet component (MPC, g/dL), platelet component distribution width (PCDW, g/dL), mean platelet mass (MPM, pg), platelet mass distribution width (PMDW, pg), large platelets (L-PLT, 103cells/μl) and platelet clumps (PLT-clumps) were measured and MPC/MPV ratio calcu- lated. Differences between groups were determined using non-parametric statistics. The significance level was set at p< .05. Results: PPs were available in 17 IMHA, 59 bacterial sepsis, 27 pyometra, and 105 healthy dogs. A significantly increased PLT was reported in dogs with pyometra, only. MPV, PDW, MPM, and PMDW were significantly increased in sick dogs compared to controls. IMHA dogs presented significantly higher MPV, MPM and PMDW and lower MPC/MPV compared to other groups. MPC and PCDW were not significantly different among groups. Dogs with IMHA and pyometra had increased L-PLT if compared to septic and healthy dogs, while PLT-clumps were significantly elevated in IMHA than in other groups. Conclusions: Dogs with SIRS show relevant alterations of PPs mainly attributed to volume and mass indexes. These changes are more significant in IMHA dogs suggesting a severe platelet release from the bone marrow and a potential platelet activation. The investigation on the potential of the MPC/MPV ratio as an indirect marker of platelet activation is warranted.
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49. Biomarkers of Sepsis and Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome in Critically ill Dogs and Cats
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Giunti, Massimo, Troia, Roberta <1988>, Giunti, Massimo, and Troia, Roberta <1988>
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Background Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS), the progressive dysfunction of organ systems following an acute threat to systemic homeostasis, is a common complication of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis in the intensive care unit (ICU). Bloodstream biomarkers for MODS prediction and prognostication have received growing attention in human medicine. Literature concerning MODS occurrence and significance is scant in dogs and absent in cats. Criteria for the systematic evaluation of organ dysfunction are lacking, and the use of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers is limited in veterinary critical care medicine. Aims The aim of the proposed research is to investigate novel biomarkers for the prediction of illness severity, organ dysfunction and prognosis in critical dogs and cats hospitalized in the ICU of a veterinary university hospital (VUH). Materials and Methods Critically ill dogs and cats hospitalized in the ICU of the VUH of Bologna during the PhD (2014-2017) and diagnosed with SIRS and sepsis have been selected for the studies. Conclusion The role of biomarkers is becoming crucial in critical care medicine, as they can assist in patient management and predict early and late complications of critical illness. The present thesis contributes to characterize SIRS and sepsis in dogs and cats, and gives novel insights on biomarkers of disease severity and organ dysfunction. A systematic screening for MODS has been proposed in the performed studies, highlighting the need to early recognize this condition at the time of ICU admission and during hospital stay. The prognostic impact of selected organ dysfunction and MODS development has been observed. The presented results improve our understanding of the host response to inflammation and infection, and are the basis for an on-going process to characterize MODS and its sequelae in critical care veterinary medicine.
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50. Canine Pancreatic Lipase in Dogs with Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus and Its Association with Outcome
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COLA, VERONICA, SPINELLA, GIUSEPPE, DONDI, FRANCESCO, MAGNA, LUCA, GRASSATO, LISA, DEL MAGNO, SARA, GIUNTI, MASSIMO, VALENTINI, SIMONA, Cola, V, Spinella, G, Dondi, F, Magna, L, Grassato, L, Del Magno, S, Giunti, M, and Valentini, S
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Dog, Gastric Dilatation volvulus, pancreatic lipase - Published
- 2017
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