Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in the treatment of flunixin meglumine overdose in a cria. CASE SUMMARY: A 3-day-old alpaca cria was diagnosed with ureteral obstruction and agenesis resulting in severe bilateral hydronephrosis. During hospitalization, the cria inadvertently received a flunixin meglumine overdose of >65 mg/kg. Here, we report the use of lipid emulsion and TPE to mitigate flunixin meglumine toxicosis. TPE appeared to prevent any flunixin-induced kidney or gastrointestinal injury, even in a patient with congenital defects of the urinary tract. NEW INFORMATION PROVIDED: This is the first report of the use of TPE in a cria.
DOI: 10.1111/vec.13071
Authors: Claire E. Dixon, Denise Kelley, Jacob Michael Froehlich, Alisha Gruntman, Trisha Oura, Melissa R. Mazan, Mary Anna Labato
Institutions: Cummings Veterinary Medical Center, University of Glasgow
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
OpenAlex ID: W3158576366