DOI
https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v7i1.360Abstract
PICO question
In dogs with congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts that are treated with surgical attenuation what is the persistency, frequency, severity and outcome of neurological signs when compared to dogs that are treated medically?
Clinical bottom line
Category of research question
Prognosis
The number and type of study designs reviewed
Ten papers were critically reviewed
Strength of evidence
Weak
Outcomes reported
For short-term success, owners reported an overall decrease in neurological signs associated with neurological dysfunction and an increase in quality of life after the initiation of either medical management or surgical management. Surgical management has a weak association with higher mortality or severe neurological signs in the immediate postoperative period
Conclusion
It is challenging to make a direct comparison between medical and surgical management but, overall, both strategies seemed to decrease neurological signs in the short term. There was a lack of evidence and available data about the efficacy of each for long-term control of neurological signs
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