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- Title
Successful treatment of bifenthrin toxicosis using therapeutic plasma exchange.
- Authors
Fitzgerald, Alyson H.; Davies, Rebecca K.; Zhang, Yuntao; Ensley, Steve; Fritz, Scott
- Abstract
Objective: To describe a case of bifenthrin toxicosis in a dog with a successful outcome following the use of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and intralipid therapy. Case Summary: An 8‐month‐old female neutered poodle mix dog ingested an unknown amount of powered bifenthrin, which resulted in acutely altered mentation, cranial nerve deficits, and intractable tremors that persisted in severity despite aggressive medical management to include intravenous fluids, intravenous lipid emulsion, anticonvulsant medications, and methocarbamol. TPE was initiated after lack of significant clinical improvement 12 hours after initial presentation. The dog underwent cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) following approximately 1 plasma volume equivalent exchange. The dog was successfully resuscitated and showed marked improvement 12 hours postarrest and post‐TPE treatment. Serum bifenthrin concentrations were analyzed prior to TPE (445.38 ng/mL) and ∼10 hours after TPE (51.18 ng/mL), which resulted in an 89% reduction in serum bifenthrin concentration. New Information: TPE may be a promising adjunctive therapeutic modality for bifenthrin toxicosis in dogs.
- Subjects
PLASMA exchange (Therapeutics); BIFENTHRIN; INTRAVENOUS fat emulsions; TREATMENT effectiveness; BLOOD volume
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 3, p291
- ISSN
1479-3261
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/vec.13377