Critical Care Service
About the Service
The Critical Care Service provides immediate evaluation, stabilization, and treatment of pets with emergent or serious conditions transferred from our other specialty services or referral clinics, as well as ongoing care for critically ill or injured pets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We also work closely with veterinarians in the Southeast to ensure pets receive the most advanced care available.
What We Do
A team approach is used to provide comprehensive expert care through collaboration with other specialty services within the hospital including dermatology, theriogenology, neurology, internal medicine, cardiology, ophthalmology, oncology, and surgery.
We strive to provide the highest level of patient care. A state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for patients requiring careful monitoring and extensive care. Individualized care is provided by our highly skilled nursing team, including those who are specialty trained and certified in emergency and critical care. Emergency and Critical Care faculty and residents are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to direct patient care and consult as required.
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Service Highlights
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Mechanical ventilation (respiratory life support)
- Oxygen supplementation, including High Flow Nasal Oxygen
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT): a form of dialysis for supporting kidney function; treating certain toxicities, fluid overload and some immune mediated diseases
- Therapeutic Plasmaphoresis
- Nutritional support
- Blood and plasma transfusion
- Bedside ultrasonography
- Non-invasive monitoring and invasive hemodynamic monitoring
- Advanced pain management
Meet the Team
Veterinary Support Staff
