Published in Scientific Works. Series C. Veterinary Medicine, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1
Written by Seralp UZUN, Iuliana IONASCU, Florin DUMITRESCU, Dragos-Marian DUMITRASCU, Tiberiu Sebastian IANCU, Radu JERCAU, Catalina GEORGESCU, Dumitru MAGALEAS, Georgeta FILIP, Ada IONESCU
High-rise syndrome is a general definition of multiple traumatic injuries that cats experience after falling from a height of 2 or more floors of high-rise buildings in urban areas. This falling generally results with multiple injuries including thoracic, abdominal, orthopedic and craniomandibular or craniomaxillofacial trauma. The combination of multiple traumatic injuries can be life threatening. 50 cats diagnosed with high-rise syndrome between period December 2021 - December 2022 in Veterinary Emergency Hospital, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Thoracic trauma was diagnosed in 82% of cats. Pneumothorax was diagnosed in 54% of cats and Pulmonary contusions diagnosed in 50% of cats. Some cats diagnosed both pneumothorax and pulmonary contusion. Past 30 years, some authors pointed and rated the injuries they diagnosed in their articles and case reports. The aim of this study is to point increased thoracic trauma after high-rise syndrome related with hitting more hard grounds than past years in urban areas.
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