RECOVER Guidelines: Newborn Resuscitation in Dogs and Cats. Clinical Guidelines

To present evidence- and consensus-based guidelines for resuscitation of newborn puppies and kittens.

Prioritized clinical questions pertaining to newborn resuscitation and in the Population-Intervention-Comparator-Outcome (PICO) format were used to inform systematic literature searches by information specialists, to extract research findings from relevant publications and synthesize them into evidence, to assess this evidence for quality, and, finally, to develop draft treatment recommendations. These steps were followed by a consensus process and a community commenting period prior to finalization of the project. These RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Guidelines are a concise summary of the newborn resuscitation process to provide clear and actionable clinical instructions to veterinary professionals.