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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2025; 38(01): 011-017
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788889
Original Research

Survival Rate of High-Rise Syndrome Cases Using Animal Trauma Triage Score in Cats

Kamil Serdar İnal
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Taylan Önyay
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Birsen Deniz Özbakır Ersoy
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Melis Göl
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Elif Bağatır Kurban
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Ahmet Özak
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Cenk Yardımcı
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Hatice Özlem Nisbet
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
,
Kamil Sağlam
1   Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Samsun, Turkey
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Abstract

Objective To assess the data of high-rise syndrome (HRS) cases and determine the relationship between Animal Trauma Triage Score (ATTS), height, injury profile, and survival rate of patients.

Study Design Retrospective study evaluating cats with HRS within a 4-year period.

Results A logistic regression analysis which included height, ground type, and ATTS variables was performed to predict survival rate of patients. Only ATTS was significant among these variables (p < 0.001) and each point increase in ATTS increased the nonsurvival by 0.46 times (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.347–0.624). The receiver operating curve indicates that ATTS is good at predicting mortality (area under the curve: 0.857; 95% CI: 0.788–0.926; p < 0.001).

Conclusion The height of the fall, injury type, or ground type do not seem to be accurate in estimating the survival rate in HRS patients. Established scoring systems such as ATTS should be used to determine survival rates in future HRS studies.

Keywords

cats - fall - high-rise syndrome - Animal Trauma Triage Score - survival

Authors' Contribution

Conception of study: K.S.İ., T.Ö., A.Ö., C.Y., H.Ö.N., K.S. Study design: K.S.İ., T.Ö., A.Ö., C.Y., H.Ö.N., K.S. Acquisition of data: K.S.İ., T.Ö., B.D.Ö.E., M.G., E.B.K. Data analysis and interpretation: K.S.İ.


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Publication History

Received: 21 November 2023

Accepted: 17 July 2024

Article published online:
01 August 2024

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