Changes in tissue perfusion parameters in dogs with severe sepsis/septic shock in response to goal‐directed hemodynamic optimization at admission to ICU and the relation to outcome

Abstract

Our study suggests that ScvO(2) and base deficit are useful in predicting the prognosis of dogs with severe sepsis and septic shock; animals with a higher ScvO(2) and lower base deficit at admission to the ICU have a lower probability of death.