Postoperative Bleeding in Retired Racing Greyhounds
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Postoperative bleeding in retired racing greyhounds.
BACKGROUND Some retired racing Greyhounds (RRG) that undergo surgery bleed excessively. HYPOTHESIS Greyhounds that bleed excessively will have one or more preoperative hemostatic abnormalities that can be used to predict the risk and severity of postoperative bleeding. ANIMALS Eighty-eight RRG undergoing ovariohysterectomy or castration. METHODS All dogs were evaluated preoperatively with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0891-6640,1939-1676
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0088.x