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Reference Values and Repeatability of Ultrasonographical Assessment of Caudal Vena Cava and Aorta in Clinically Healthy Small Ruminants

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Pathology & Animal Diseases

Abstract

The present study provides reference values of the caudal vena cava and aorta parameters in clinically healthy sheep with normal hydration status, to provide a guide to assess such large blood vessels, which will be helpful in diagnosing conditions that affect blood volume and, subsequently, theses large blood vessels. For this study, 30 clinically healthy sheep, with no observable clinical evidence of dehydration or cardiovascular disease, were identified for inclusion in the study. Using transabdominal ultrasonography, the measurements of both the diameter and area of caudal vena cava and aorta were evaluated using the paralumbar window view. The mean ± SD of the ultrasonographic measurements as well as the calculated indices for the caudal vena cava to aorta diameter and area ratios in the selected sheep were as follows 1.22 ± 0.11 mm for the diameter of caudal vena cava, 1.20 ± 0.11 mm for the diameter of aorta, 1.75 ± 0.15 mm2 for the area of caudal vena cava, 1.21 ± 0.11 mm2 for the area of aorta, 1.01 ± 0.02 mm for the index of the diameter of caudal vena cava to aorta, and 1.44 ± 0.05 mm2 for the index of the area of caudal vena cava to aorta. This is the initial study to provide reference values for the caudal vena cava and aorta parameters in clinically healthy sheep, informed by probability theory and statistical methodologies, the coefficient of variation, thereby demonstrating the precision of the assay. The ultrasound assessment of the caudal vena to aorta ratio is a promising method for early recognition of changes in vascular volume status in veterinary medicine. Thus, Knowing the reference values for the normal parameters of the large blood vessel parameters in clinically healthy small ruminants supports the future use of the caudal vena cava: aorta ratio as a novel index for assessing the hydration status in diseased sheep.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.317217.2348

Keywords

sheep, Abdominal Ultrasonography, Caudal vena cava, Aorta

Authors

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Kassab

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafr Elsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

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ibrahim.kassab_a004@vet.kfs.edu.eg

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First Name

Helmy

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Elnafarawy

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K.

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Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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helmykamal@mans.edu.eg

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First Name

Hussam

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Ibrahim

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48 El-Emam Abou-Haneefa Street, Samia El-Gamal, Mansoura, Egypt

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hussam-habosha@mans.edu.eg

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Mansoura

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0000-0002-3731-4586

First Name

Medhat

Last Name

Nassif

MiddleName

N.

Affiliation

Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafr Elsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

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medhat.mohamed@vet.kfs.edu.eg

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Receive Date

2024-09-01

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2024-11-13

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1

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10

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1110-0222

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2357-089X

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391,737

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Reference Values and Repeatability of Ultrasonographical Assessment of Caudal Vena Cava and Aorta in Clinically Healthy Small Ruminants

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23 Dec 2024