S E Kimmel1, R J Washabau, K J Drobatz. 1. Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6010, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and prognostic significance of low plasma ionized calcium concentration in cats with clinical signs of acute pancreatitis (AP). DESIGN: Retrospective study. ANIMALS: 46 cats with AP and 92 control cats with nonpancreatic diseases. PROCEDURE: Medical records were reviewed, and results of clinicopathologic testing, including plasma ionized and total calcium concentrations, acid-base values, and electrolyte concentrations, were recorded. Cats with AP were grouped on the basis of outcome (survived vs died or were euthanatized), and plasma ionized calcium concentrations, acid-base values, and electrolyte concentrations were compared between groups. RESULTS: Serum total calcium concentration was low in 19 (41%) cats with AP, and plasma ionized calcium concentration was low in 28 (61%). Cats with AP had a significantly lower median plasma ionized calcium concentration (1.07 mmol/L) than did control cats (1.12 mmol/L). Nineteen (41%) cats with AP died or were euthanatized; these cats had a significantly lower median plasma ionized calcium concentration (1.00 mmol/L) than did cats that survived (1.12 mmol/L). Ten of the 13 cats with AP that had plasma ionized calcium concentrations < or = 1.00 mmol/L died or were euthanatized. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that low plasma ionized calcium concentration is common in cats with AP and is associated with a poorer outcome. A grave prognosis and aggressive medical treatment are warranted for cats with AP that have a plasma ionized calcium concentration < or = 1.00 mmol/L.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and prognostic significance of low plasma ionizedcalcium concentration in cats with clinical signs of acute pancreatitis (AP). DESIGN: Retrospective study. ANIMALS: 46 cats with AP and 92 control cats with nonpancreatic diseases. PROCEDURE: Medical records were reviewed, and results of clinicopathologic testing, including plasma ionized and total calcium concentrations, acid-base values, and electrolyte concentrations, were recorded. Cats with AP were grouped on the basis of outcome (survived vs died or were euthanatized), and plasma ionizedcalcium concentrations, acid-base values, and electrolyte concentrations were compared between groups. RESULTS: Serum total calcium concentration was low in 19 (41%) cats with AP, and plasma ionizedcalcium concentration was low in 28 (61%). Cats with AP had a significantly lower median plasma ionizedcalcium concentration (1.07 mmol/L) than did control cats (1.12 mmol/L). Nineteen (41%) cats with AP died or were euthanatized; these cats had a significantly lower median plasma ionizedcalcium concentration (1.00 mmol/L) than did cats that survived (1.12 mmol/L). Ten of the 13 cats with AP that had plasma ionizedcalcium concentrations < or = 1.00 mmol/L died or were euthanatized. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that low plasma ionizedcalcium concentration is common in cats with AP and is associated with a poorer outcome. A grave prognosis and aggressive medical treatment are warranted for cats with AP that have a plasma ionizedcalcium concentration < or = 1.00 mmol/L.
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