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- Title
The use of injectable subcutaneous terbutaline and topical nitroglycerin ointment in the treatment of peripheral vasopressor extravasation in 3 dogs.
- Authors
Lathroum, Chele N.; Angulo Bracho, Hernan Lizardo; Alessandrino, Kayla M.; Walker, Julie M.
- Abstract
Objective: To describe the clinical course and treatment of 3 dogs with peripheral vasopressor extravasation. Case Series Summary: Although vasopressor extravasation (VE) is a well‐documented complication in human medicine, literature describing VE and its management in veterinary patients is sparse. VE increases patient morbidity by causing local tissue injury and necrosis. The gold standard treatment for VE, phentolamine, has been periodically limited in supply in human medicine and is not consistently available for use in veterinary medicine. An alternative protocol proposed for use in people with VE combines topical nitroglycerin application with subcutaneous terbutaline infiltration. In this report, a treatment protocol utilizing these therapies was used to treat 3 dogs with VE and secondary tissue injury. New or Unique Information Provided: This report describes 3 cases of VE‐induced tissue injury in dogs. In addition, this report describes the use of perivascular terbutaline infiltration and topical nitroglycerin application as therapeutic management for VE in dogs.
- Subjects
TOPICAL drug administration; SOFT tissue injuries; VETERINARY medicine; TERBUTALINE; MEDICAL protocols
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 4, p393
- ISSN
1479-3261
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/vec.13393