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R J Kolata

Publications and source records attributed to R J Kolata.

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PubMed1977

Management of the severely injured animal.

Initial management of the seriously injured animal involves the immediate recognition of life-threatening abnormalities and prompt resuscitation based on priorities of care. Of equal importance to the ultimate survival of the animal is an aggressive approach to the diagnosis and control of the complications and sequelae of injury. This approach to patient care requires constant attention to details, but offers the most efficient management of these critically ill animals.

Airway Obstruction↗
PubMed1976

Diagnostic abdominal paracentesis and lavage: experimental and clinical evaluations in the dog.

Diagnostic abdominal paracentesis and saline lavage, using a peritoneal dialysis catheter, was evaluated experimentally and clinically in dogs. Use of the catheter enabled detection of abdominal fluid in volumes as low as 0.2 ml/kg of body weight. In paracentesis, the catheter proved to be a more reliable means of detecting hemoperitoneum than did a needle. In 14 clinical cases of blunt trauma, use of the catheter provided reliable evidence of intraabdominal injury.

Abdomen↗
PubMed1975

Motor vehicle accidents in urban dogs: a study of 600 cases.

The records of 600 dogs injured in motor vehicle accidents and admitted as emergencies to the Trauma Emergency Service of the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital were studied. Young males were the most frequently injured dogs. The motor vehicle accidents resulted in a wide variety of injuries. Superficial wounds were diagnosed as the only manifestation of trauma in 190 (31%) dogs. Among the remaining 410 dogs, skeletal injury was diagnosed in 87% and soft organ injury in 27%. Multiple region injury occurred in 36% of all dogs. Among specific injuries, it was found that the pelvis was the most frequently injured skeletal structure and that the liver was the most frequently injured abdominal organ. Almost all deaths resulted from intrathoracic and intraabdominal injuries, and over 50% of the dogs euthanatized had central nervous system injury. The overall fatality rate, including euthanasias, was 12.5%.

Abdominal Injuries↗
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Survival of rabbits after prolonged cerebral ischemia.

Cerebral ischemia was produced by a combination of vascular occlusion and mild systemic hypotension in 2 groups of rabbits. Arterial blood pressure, arterial pH, arterial blood gases, blood glucose and PCV were monitored and recorded before, during and for 3 hours after reperfusion. Return of EEG activity, vasomotor control, spontaneous ventilation and corneal reflex were also recorded. At 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 hours after reperfusion, the rabbits' neurologic status was assessed according to an arbitrary scale based on motor function. The 2 groups differed in return of reflexes and motor function. Eighty percent of the rabbits ischemic for 20 minutes and 75% of the rabbits ischemic for 30 minutes survived. The graduated response of motor function to cerebral ischemia is attributed to the ventilatory and circulatory support given the rabbits for the first 3 hours after reperfusion. The graduate response of motor function to ischemia supports the suggestion that motor function can be used as an index of neurologic damage.

Animals↗