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Comparison of small animal general practitioners' and emergency veterinarians' behaviours and attitudes to the use of veterinary triage tools
Authors: Goh R, Hickey MPublication: Australian Veterinary Practitioner, Volume 52, Issue 2, pp 78-95, Jun 2022
Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association
Animal type: Cat, Dog
Subject Terms: Clinical examination, Emergency medicine/critical care, Imaging, Veterinary profession
Article class: Clinical Report
Abstract:
Point of care ultrasound and shock indices have high diagnostic accuracies and can be vital tools for predicting shock or detecting acute pathologies leading to shock. Through an electronic questionnaire surveying small animal practitioners, the present study aimed to compare the frequency of use of these two triage tools between veterinary general practitioners and those with advanced training in emergency medicine, and to identify factors that could affect their usage. The survey found having advanced training did not significantly impact the frequency of the use of point of care ultrasound (p = 0.127) and shock index (p = 0.355). However, the type of practice (p = 0.0009), years in practice (p = 0.0131) and perceived importance of point of care ultrasound (p = 0.0036) had a significant association with its use for trauma emergency cases. These significant findings indicate possible knowledge gaps or potential barriers to adoption of emergency protocols that use these triage tools.
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