Alterações laboratoriais pré-operatórias de animais de companhia atendidos no Centro Clínico Veterinário do IFMG, Campus Bambuí
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Pre-operative assessment makes it possible to detect possible underlying diseases, even in the absence of visible symptoms, which contributes to the patient's clinical stabilization, reduces surgical complications and helps formulate a safer and more targeted anaesthetic protocol for the patient. Among the simplest and most essential laboratory tests for pre- anesthetic evaluation are hematological and biochemical tests. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of laboratory tests, blood count and biochemistry, in dogs and cats undergoing surgery at the Veterinary Clinical Center (VCC) of the IFMG Bambuí campus. The data was collected by analyzing the clinical records of patients who underwent surgical procedures between May and December 2023, which contained information about the patient, including demographic data, anamnesis, general physical examination and the results of the complementary tests requested. Of the 31 records analyzed, there was a greater occurrence of surgeries on dogs (25/31) compared to cats. With regard to gender, there was a predominance of females (23/31). The majority of patients were of no defined breed and belonged to the adult age group. Elective surgeries (18/31) were the most frequent, especially orchiectomy and ovariohysterectomy. The hematological analysis of the dogs showed alterations such as anemia, erythrocytosis, changes in the leukogram and thrombocytopenia. In the serum biochemistry, there was no standardization of the tests requested and the most common alterations were an increase in enzymes, which may reflect kidney and liver function. In the feline blood count, the alterations were concentrated in the leukogram, with leukopenia, eosinopenia and an increase in rods. The biochemical analysis showed a decrease in urea, an increase in GGT and ALT. Based on the results, it can be concluded that laboratory alterations were more frequent in dogs and cats undergoing elective surgery, as well as in geriatric and adult animals, which demonstrates the importance of carrying out these tests in the pre-anesthetic evaluation.
