Development and validation of a novel clinical scoring system for short-term prediction of death in dogs with acute pancreatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is associated with a high death rate in dogs, but accurate predictors of early death are still lacking.

Objectives

To develop a scoring system for prediction of short-term case fatality in dogs with AP.

Animals

One hundred sixty-nine dogs with AP including 138 dogs in the training cohort and 31 dogs in the validation cohort.

Methods

Multicenter, retrospective cohort study. Survival analysis was used to assess the associations with short-term death (within 30 days after admission). Independent predictors of death were identified by a stepwise selection method and used for the score calculation.

Results

Death rate within 30 days after admission was 33% in the training cohort. Four independent risk factors for short-term d

SUBMITTER: Fabres V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6430934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature