| OCA16. Annotation of the output in English | The aim of this study was to evaluate the vital signs of newborn puppies using the modified Apgar score after spontaneous delivery and caesarean section. The survival of puppies was monitored for up to 24 hours after birth. The experiment consisted of ten deliveries of bitches with dystocia terminated by caesarean section (C-section group) and ten bitches with spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD group). Vital signs of neonates were evaluated using a modified method of the Apgar score 5, 10 and 15 min after birth. Five evaluation criteria (colour of mucous membranes, reflex irritability, motility, heart rate and respiration) were used with puppies classified into three scoring groups: “severe distress” (0–3 points), “moderate distress” (4–6 points) and “no distress” (7–10 points). In the SVD group, 57 puppies were evaluated; 98.2% of puppies were born alive, all survived their first 24 hours of life. At the time of birth, 1.8% of puppies were dead (1/57). The Apgar scores of all foetuses were in the “no distress” category. In the C-section group (n = 37), 13.5% of puppies (5/37) were stillborn, two puppies (6.3%) died within 24 hours of delivery. |
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| OCA17. List of maximum 5 most significant citations corresponding to the output | Veronesi, M.C., Faustini, M., Probo, M., Rota, A., Fusi, J.Refining the APGAR Score Cutoff Values and Viability Classes According to Breed Body Size in Newborn Dogs(2022) Animals, 12 (13), art. no. 1664
Plavec, T., Knific, T., Slapšak, A., Raspor, S., Lukanc, B., Pipan, M.Z.Canine Neonatal Assessment by Vitality Score, Amniotic Fluid, Urine, and Umbilical Cord Blood Analysis of Glucose, Lactate, and Cortisol: Possible Influence of Parturition Type?(2022) Animals, 12 (10), art. no. 1247
Fusi, J., Carluccio, A., Peric, T., Faustini, M., Prandi, A., Veronesi, M.C.Effect of delivery by emergency or elective cesarean section on nitric oxide metabolites and cortisol amniotic concentrations in at term normal newborn dogs: Preliminary results(2021) Animals, 11 (3), art. no. 713, pp. 1-10
Antończyk, A., Ochota, M., Niżański, W.Umbilical cord blood gas parameters and apgar scoring in assessment of new‐born dogs delivered by cesarean section(2021) Animals, 11 (3), art. no. 685, pp. 1-13
Fusi, J., Faustini, M., Bolis, B., Veronesi, M.C.Apgar score or birthweight in Chihuahua dogs born by elective Caesarean section: Which is the best predictor of the survival at 24 h after birth?(2020) Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 62 (1), art. no. 39 |
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