Retrospective evaluation of the prevalence and risk factors associated with red blood cell transfusions in cats with urethral obstruction (2009-2019): 575 cases.
Francesca P SolariMegan A MickelsonJames BilofAdesola OdunayoJourdan B McPhetridgeValery F ScharfLingnan YuanJonathan P MochelRebecca A L WaltonPublished in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2024)
FUO is rarely associated with severe anemia and the need for RBC transfusions. In this study, cats receiving an RBC transfusion were less likely to survive to discharge; therefore, requiring a blood transfusion may be associated with a worse prognosis. In addition, the need for surgical intervention was associated with a higher prevalence of RBC transfusions.