Trends in feline perianesthetic death postmortem submissions from a referral teaching hospital and general practices in Saskatchewan (Canada) and a proposed postmortem checklist.

ABSTRACT: Lesions associated with perianesthetic death (PAD) postmortem submissions are infrequently reported in the literature, with no studies comparing findings between general and referral practices (RPs). This study compared PAD postmortem submissions in cats from a referral teaching hospital (referral practice, RP) and general practices (GP) in Saskatchewan. In the RP, death was most commonly due to euthanasia (15/23, 65%), with most cases having severe underlying disease. In GP, most deaths were unassisted (37/45, 82%), and most animals (33/37, 89%) had an undiagnosed condition or an unknown cause of death. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification was high (ASA III-V) in 16/23 (70%) of RP cases and low (ASA I-II) in 38/45 (85%) of GP cases. Cats with limi

SUBMITTER: Rose N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743125 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature