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KMID : 1094020140310020090
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2014 Volume.31 No. 2 p.90 ~ p.94
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Retrospective Analysis of Chief Complaints and Causes of Dogs and Cats during Emergency Visits: 3,180 Cases
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Lee Hye-kyung
Son Won-Gyun
Lee In-Hyung
Seo Ji-Min
Kim Hyun-Wook
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Abstract
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This study was performed to investigate on the frequent chief complaints and the causes of dogs and catsvisiting to an emergency department, and to suggest the minimum requirements for veterinary emergency clinics inSouth Korea. The medical records were reviewed for 2,368 dogs and 347 cats visiting the emergency department ofHaemaru Referral Animal Hospital from March 2012 to August 2013. Among them, 255 dogs and 35 cats visitedmore than one time and each visit was considered as an individual case. Therefore, 2,784 cases of dogs and 396cases of cats were reviewed. The medical records were analyzed according to the criteria such as signalment, chiefcomplaints, diagnoses, hospital admission, and outcome. In dogs, vomiting, diarrhea, or both were the most commonchief complaints, followed by dyspnea, trauma, seizure, and lethargy. The most common causes of emergency visitswere gastrointestinal disorders, followed by neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, urologic, and hematologic disorders. In cats, dyspnea was the most common chief complaint, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, or both, trauma, dysuria,and lethargy. The most common causes of emergency visits were urologic disorders followed by gastrointestinal,respiratory, infectious, and cardiovascular disorders. According to the results, vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea, and traumawere the most frequently encountered chief complaints, which accounted for approximately 48.6% of all cases in bothdogs and cats. However common causes were differed between the dogs and the cats. In order to provide properemergency service, it is required to prepare the clinicians and facilities to diagnose and stabilize these emergencypatients.
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KEYWORD
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emergency, chief complaint, retrospective, dog, cat
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