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Quality Improvement: Diagnostic accuracy of mainstream versus sidestream capnography in detecting airway intubation of small-bore styleted nasoenteric feeding tubes in dogs and cats

M.A. Bechtold, M.L. Miller, D.J. Fletcher, J. Sumner, D. Lopez and S. Hon | Journal of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care | July 2025
The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate whether capnography (sidestream or mainstream) is able to accurately detect airway intubation of nasoenteric feeding tubes in dogs and cats of various sizes, in order to identify tracheobronchial misplacement….

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Applying clinical audit for quality improvement in canine dystocia cases seen at a UK primary-care emergency practice

Leicester, L, Reid, A, Gilbert, S, Marshall, R. and O’Neill, DG. | Veterinary Record | January 2023
The aim of this study was to report the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and implementing a clinical audit as part of a quality Improvement (QI) project in primary care emergency practice…