Postmortem evaluation of renal tubular vacuolization in critically ill dogs.
Sarah M SchmidRachel E CiancioloKenneth J DrobatzMelissa SanchezJosh M PriceLesley G KingPublished in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2019)
In a small group of critically ill dogs, there was a high frequency of RTV identified on postmortem examination. Administration of 6% HES (670/0.75) and presenting serum creatinine concentration were significant predictors of RTV severity. Larger prospective studies are needed to determine the etiology and significance of RTV in dogs.