Critical Care

The ICU at Mission MedVet is staffed 24 hours a day by trained critical care veterinary technicians and senior assistants, and there is a veterinarian available at all times. Patients receive around the clock monitoring and attention including oxygen support, IV fluid therapy, continuous EKG and blood pressure evaluation, drug infusions, and personalized nursing care.

Services provided in our ICU include:

••Oxygen and respiratory support: O2 cage, nasal, mechanical ventilation, nebulization

• Nutritional support: feeding tubes (esophagostomy, nasogastric, gastrostomy, jejunostomy tubes), total and partial parenteral nutrition

••Transfusion therapy: whole blood, blood components, blood typing and cross matching; nutritional support

• STAT laboratory evaluation: complete blood count, coagulation, blood gases, biochemical analysis.

••Advanced monitoring: EKG, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, end-tidal CO2

• Pain management

Robin

Robin E. Wall, DVM
Diplomate, ACVECC

Dr. Wall received her Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Honors from the University of Nebraska, followed by the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the Ohio State University. Following graduation, she completed a one-year rotating internship
in small animal medicine and surgery at a referral hospital in West Los Angeles. Her 3-year residency in small animal emergency and critical care medicine was undertaken at Tufts University, wherein she studied with some of the pioneers in veterinary critical care.

Following her residency, Dr. Wall successfully tackled the 3-day specialization exam, achieving board certification from the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. She briefly worked as a consultant for Cardiopet before starting her tenure at Mission MedVet in 1994.

Dr. Wall has lectured nationally and internationally on topics as diverse as acute congestive heart failure, toxicities, fluid therapy, and respiratory disorders. Dr. Wall has authored numerous articles, case reports, book chapters, has contributed to clinical research, and has been a publication reviewer for a number of veterinary
journals. She is a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, local and national veterinary medical chapters, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.