Veterinary Clinical Medicine-I (General and Systemic)

III STAGE CARE 

Inflammation-Infection period, after the first week

• Sepsis, SIRS and septic shock are common during this period. Adequate nutritional support are very important for clinical outcome. Feeding tubes are first choices in starving animals.
• Pulmonary infections and RADS (Respiratory Acute Distress Syndrome) remains as major causes of mortality during this period.
• Partial ventilatory support could be useful if necessary.
• Treatment in human patients commonly include anabolic agents, in order to attenuate catabolism during this phase. There is no information available in small animals patients to support this management.