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The animal trauma triage score was 8 out of 18. Thoracic and abdominal radiography revealed displaced fractures of the left seventh, eighth, and ninth ribs and extensive subcutaneous emphysema. Additionally, a marked diffuse bronchointerstitial pattern, areas of alveolar pattern, and pneumothorax were present bilaterally.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>TREATMENT AND OUTCOME<\/jats:bold> Open surgical debridement with left lateral lung lobectomy and resection of portions of the left thoracic wall were performed. Extensive soft tissue loss precluded primary reconstruction. The defect was stabilized with a polypropylene mesh implant, and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) at \u2212100 mm Hg was initiated. Microbial culture and susceptibility testing of tissue samples indicated the presence of multidrug-resistant <jats:italic>Staphylococcus pseudintermedius<\/jats:italic>. The NPWT dressing was changed 2, 5, and 7 days after surgery. Treatment was well tolerated, and the mesh was completely covered with granulation tissue 10 days after surgery. On follow-up 5, 7, 12, and 19 months after surgery, the dog was clinically normal with no apparent complications.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:bold> Findings suggested that NPWT may be a valuable adjunct when treating small animal patients with severe thoracic trauma.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.249.7.794","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,9,21]],"date-time":"2016-09-21T16:06:05Z","timestamp":1474473965000},"page":"794-800","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Treatment of a perforating thoracic bite wound in a dog with negative pressure wound therapy"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"249","author":[{"given":"Mirja C.","family":"Nolff","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Korbinian","family":"Pieper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Meyer-Lindenberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"ref1","series-title":"J Vet Emerg Crit Care","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1476-4431.1994.tb00118.x","article-title":"Development of a scoring system for the veterinary trauma patient","volume":"4","author":"Rockar","year":"1994"},{"key":"ref2","series-title":"J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"107","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1439-0442.2002.jv416.x","article-title":"Dog bite wounds in dogs and cats: a retrospective study of 196 cases","volume":"49","author":"Shamir","year":"2002"},{"key":"ref3","series-title":"J Am Anim Hosp Assoc","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"35","DOI":"10.5326\/0390035","article-title":"Traumatic body wall herniation in 36 dogs and cats","volume":"39","author":"Shaw","year":"2003"},{"key":"ref4","series-title":"Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"448","DOI":"10.3415\/VCOT-15-01-0001","article-title":"Thoracic bite trauma in dogs and cats: a retrospective study of 65 cases","volume":"28","author":"Cabon","year":"2015"},{"key":"ref5","series-title":"J Small Anim Pract","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"721","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1748-5827.2006.00114.x","article-title":"Thoracic bite trauma in dogs: a comparison of clinical and radiological parameters with surgical results","volume":"47","author":"Sheepens","year":"2006"},{"key":"ref6","series-title":"Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet","first-page":"313","article-title":"Dog bite wounds: a study of 93 cases","volume":"11","author":"Cowell","year":"1989"},{"key":"ref7","series-title":"Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"434","DOI":"10.3415\/VCOT-07-02-0019","article-title":"Penetrating injuries in dogs and cats. 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