Veterinary Insulin Prescribing Practices for Diabetic Ketoacidosis, 2025 Survey

76 out of 162 veterinary specialists selected insulin lente for a canine diabetic ketoacidosis case, with a median dose of 0.43 U/kg/injection. The dataset contains results from an electronic survey distributed to diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in Spring 2025. It was authored by Nicole E. DeRogatis and published on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing factors influencing insulin type selection based on survey responses for canine and feline cases
• Comparing prescribing dose ranges for different insulin types mentioned in the description
• Studying specialist consensus and variation in clinical decision-making for diabetic ketoacidosis

Strengths

• Survey includes responses from 162 participants for a canine case and 151 for a feline case
• Provides specific median doses and ranges for insulin types like lente, NPH, and glargine
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect bias inherent to the specific specialist groups surveyed

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Electronic survey distributed to veterinary specialists

Time Range

Spring 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 04:19:23; freshness should be verified