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Burnout symptoms and job satisfaction among veterinary emergency care providers
USER-ALT Marie Holowaychuk * and Kenneth Lamb , Reviving Veterinary Medicine *, Calgary , Canada
At least one symptom of burnout is reported by more than half of healthcare staff in human medicine , with the highest prevalence among emergency care providers . The authors investigated the prevalence of such symptoms in veterinary emergency care staff . Responses to an online questionnaire were received from 1,204 individuals , mostly veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses . These staff had higher emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation scores and lower total personal accomplishment scores than those working in human emergency services . The authors state that an examination of workplace variables such as workload and rewards is warranted in future studies to determine strategies for reducing burnout among veterinary emergency staff .
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care https :// doi . org / 10.1111 / vec . 13271
Biochemical variables during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and links to clinical outcomes
USER-ALT Sabrina Hoehne and others , Washington State University , Pullman , USA
Cardiopulmonary arrest is invariably fatal without prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ). Even when CPR is successful , there can be significant disruption to normal function , due to reduced oxygen delivery . The authors examined blood gas and other parameters in 94 dogs and 27 cats undergoing CPR , or within 24 hours of return of spontaneous circulation , and related the data to patient outcomes . They found that certain values for mixed venous oxygen tension , venous standard base excess and potassium concentration during CPR , as well as pH and potassium and chloride concentrations in the post-arrest period , were associated with a reduced chance of a full return of spontaneous circulation and survival to discharge following CPR .
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care https :// doi . org / 10.1111 / vec . 13267
Investigation into patterns of faecal contamination in a veterinary hospital
USER-ALT Ashokkumar Singaravelu and others , University College Dublin , Ireland
Infection control in a modern veterinary referral hospital may be made more challenging by the presence of patients receiving long-term treatment involving antimicrobial agents . Referral centres may also have to deal with a range of small animal , farm and equine patients . The authors examined the cleanliness of sites within a university hospital and attempted to identify those sites with a higher risk of faecal contamination . Their findings suggest that movements of staff and patients between the farm animal and companion animal hospitals could be a source of crosscontamination and potential infections . The authors suggest changes in practices that may help to minimise future infection risks .
Irish Veterinary Journal https :// doi . org / 10.1186 / s13620-023-00229-w
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