Hemoabdomen
Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Sarah E. Cudney, DVM, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
ArticleLast Updated July 20201 min readPeer Reviewed
*All stable hemoabdomen patients have the potential to decompensate. Heart rate, mucous membrane color, blood pressure, packed cell volume/total solids, mentation, pulse quality, and capillary refill time should be closely monitored.
ACA = aminocaproic acid, aPTT = activated partial thromboplastin time, DIC = disseminated intravascular coagulation, PCV = packed cell volume, POCUS, = point-of-care ultrasonography (abdomen), PT = prothrombin time, VCM = viscoelastic coagulation monitoring