Lapa Klayton H, Tony Mann F A, Jackson Mary L, Kerl Marie E
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, 900 East Campus Drive, Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2020 May;30(3):249-253. doi: 10.1111/vec.12953. Epub 2020 Apr 24.
To determine if there is a difference in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) among 3 anatomic body positions (right lateral, left lateral, and sternal recumbence) in apparently healthy dogs.
Prospective, observational study.
University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Fourteen apparently healthy male dogs.
After mild sedation with dexmedetomidine, a water manometer attached to a Foley urinary catheter was used to measure IAP in 3 different body positions in each dog. There was no significant difference in IAP between right lateral (3.87± 3.16 cm H O), left lateral (4.45 ± 3.22 cm H O), and sternal recumbence (4.04 ± 3.57 cm H O).
Based on data from these 14 apparently healthy dogs, these 3 body positions can be used interchangeably for monitoring an individual dog. However, more research in dogs is needed to see if this conclusion holds true when IAP is abnormal.
