David Brodbelt
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Dave Brodbelt is a Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College and is a European Veterinary Specialist in Anaesthesia.
Biography
Dave graduated from the Cambridge Vet School in 1993 and then undertook a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia also at Cambridge. In 1998 he gained the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. After that he went into practice for three years, before taking up a PhD at the Animal Health Trust in the Epidemiology Unit, looking at anaesthetic complications in small animal practice (The Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities, CEPSAF).
One of his papers from CEPSAF won the Langley Prize 2008 for the best original paper in the Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia during 2008: Brodbelt, D, Blissitt, K, Hammond, R. Neath, P, Pfeiffer, D, Young, L, Wood, J. The Risk of Death: The Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities (CEPSAF). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 35(5):365-73.
After finishing his PhD he moved to the Royal Veterinary College in 2005, initially as Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia and since 2007, as a Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology.
Research
His main interest is small-animal practice based clinical research. He is involved in the RVC primary practice electronic patient record project (VetCOMPASS, www.rvc.ac.uk/VetCOMPASS) collecting clinical data from veterinary practice management systems (PMS). Within this project, data are being collected looking at the treatment of skin disease in companion animals (J Summers, BBSRC / Pfizer funded PhD), risk factors for canine cancer (S Middleton, RVC funded PhD) and breed related disease (D O'Neill, RSPCA funded PhD). He is a member of the VeNom Coding Group, www.venomcoding.org, that has developed and is now maintaining standard clinical terms for use in veterinary medicine and represents the VeNom Coding Group within the VetXML Consortium (www.vetxml.org).
He is involved in a number of other clinical and epidemiological projects working with clinicians in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals at the RVC and also with colleagues in practice. In Veterinary Anaesthesia, following on from his PhD, his research interest continues to centre on perioperative morbid and mortal complications. His PhD thesis is available as a PDF below.
BRODBELT, D.C. (2006) The Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities. PhD Thesis, Royal Veterinary College, University of London.
Teaching
He is involved in teaching Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine (EBVM), Epidemiology and Anaesthesia to the BVetMed Undergraduates, as well as to the Clinical Residents (SCTS) on the MVetMed Programme and the BVSc Nurses at the RVC. He also contributes to the Taught and Distance Learning MSc programmes in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health at the RVC.
He is involved in a LIVE Award teaching project looking at data derived predictors of perfomance for veterinary undergraduates at the RVC (James Bee Teaching Prize 2008-2010) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Clinical
His clinical interests centre around Anaesthesia where he continues to be involved in the supervision of the Senior Clinical Traning Scholars (SCTS) in veterinary anaesthesia and is involved in their research project design and analysis.
Selected Publications
Beauvais, W, Cardwell, J Brodbelt D (in press) A systematic review of canine SMI. Journal of Small Animal Practice.
Lamata C, Loughton V, Jones M, Alibhai H, Chan E, Walsh K, Brodbelt D. (in press) Risk of peri-operative regurgitation in a referral hospital population of dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Mathis A, Brodbelt, D, Pinelas R, Alibhai H. (in press) Recovery from anaesthesia after Alfaxan and Propofol anaesthesia in cats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Schwartz, M, Lamb, CR, Brodbelt, DC, Volk, HA (2011). Canine intracranial neoplasia: Clinical risk factors for development of epileptic seizures. Journal of Small Animal Practice. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01131.x
Mateus A, Brodbelt D, Stärk K. (2011) Evidence-based use of antimicrobials in veterinary practice. In Practice, 33, pp194–202.
Mateus A, Brodbelt, D, Barber N, Stärk K. (2011) Antimicrobial usage in dogs and cats in first opinion veterinary practices in the UK. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 52(10):515-21, doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01098.x
Jiménez CP, Mathis A, Sanchis Mora S, Brodbelt D, Alibhai H (2011)
Evaluation of the quality of the recovery after administration of propofol or alfaxalone for induction of anaesthesia in dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2011.00678.x
De Bleser B, Brodbelt DC, Gregory N, Martinez T (2011) The Association between Acquired Urinary Sphincter Mechanism Incompetence in Bitches and Early versus Late Spaying: A Case-Control Study. Veterinary Journal 187(1) 42-7.
Renwick A, Gemmill T, Pink J, Brodbelt D, McKee M (2011) Radiographic evaluation of BFX acetabular component orientation. Veterinary Surgery, doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2011.00824.x.
Psatha E, Chan E, Alibhai H, Brodbelt D (2011) Evaluation of the clinical efficacy and cardiopulmonary effects of Alfaxan for induction of anaesthesia in sick dogs (ASA III-V) undergoing surgery. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 38, 24-36.
Diesel, G, Crispin, S, Pfeiffer, D, Brodbelt, D. (2010) Risk factors for tail injury in dogs. Vet Rec, 166(26), 812-7.
Williams, T K, Brodbelt, D, Peak, K, Elliott, J, Syme, H. (2010) Factors associated with survival and the development of azotemia in hyperthyroid cats following treatment. JVIM, 24, 863-869.
Payne JR, Luis Fuentes V, Boswood A, Connolly DJ, Koffas H, Brodbelt D. (2010) Population characteristics and survival in 127 referred cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (1997-2005). Journal of Small Animal Practice 51,10, 540-547.
Adamantos S, Brodbelt D, Moores AL, (2010) Prospective evaluation of complications associated with jugular venous catheter use in a veterinary hospital. JSAP, 51, 254-257.
Wagner, T., Luis Fuentes, V., Payne, J. R., McDermott, N. & Brodbelt, D. C. (2010). Comparison of auscultatory and echocardiographic findings in adult healthy cats. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 12(3):171-82
Cilli, F., Alibhai, H., Boswood, A. Borer, K., Chan, E., Jasani, J., Brodbelt, D. (2010) Cardiac troponin and myocardial injury during routine general anaesthesia in dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 37, 409-416.
Tomlin, J, Brodbelt, D and May S. (2010) Veterinary students' understanding of a career in practice. Vet Rec, 166(25), 781-6.
Tomlin, J, Brodbelt, D and May S. (2010) Influences on the decision to study veterinary medicine: Variation with gender and background. Vet Rec, 166(24), 744-8.
Wessman A, Volk H., Tennant K., Chandler K, Brodbelt D, Szladovits B. (2010) Significance of surface epithelial cells in canine cerebrospinal disease and their relationship to nervous system disease. Vet Clin Path, PMID 20727124.
Collins SA, Patteson MW, Connolly DJ, Brodbelt DC, Torrance AG Pearce JD (2010) Effects of sample handling on serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentration in normal dogs and dogs with heart disease. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 12(1), 41-8.
Corr SA, Draffin D, Kulendra E, Carmichael S, Brodbelt D (2010). A Retrospective Study of Achilles Mechanism Disruption in 45 dogs. Vet Rec, 167, 407-411.
Diesel, G., Brodbelt, D., Laurence, C. (2010) A survey of veterinary practice policies and opinions of neutering dogs. Veterinary Record, 166(15):455-8.
Diesel, G., Brodbelt, D., Pfeiffer, D. (2010) Characteristics of relinquished dogs and their owners at 14 rehoming centres in the UK. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare, 13(1), 15-30.
Moonarmart, W, Boswood, A Luis Fuentes, V, Brodbelt, D, Souttar, K, Elliott, J (2010) N-Terminal pro BNP and left ventricular diameter independently predict mortality in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 51(2) 84-96.
Connolly DJ, Brodbelt DC, Copeland H, Collins S, Fuentes VL (2009) Assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of circulating cardiac troponin I concentration to distinguish between cats with cardiac and non-cardiac causes of respiratory distress. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 11(2), 71-80.
Brodbelt, DC (2009) Retrospective studies: the good the bad or the ugly? Journal of Small Animal Practice, 50(11), 565-6.
McMillan, M, Boag, A, Brodbelt, D, Hughes, D. (2009) Effect of body position on the arterial partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in spontaneously breathing, conscious dogs. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 19(6) 564-70.
Wakeling J, Elliott J, Petrie A, Brodbelt D, Syme, H (2009) Urinary Iodine Excretion in Hyperthyroid Cats. Am J Vet Res, 70(6):741-9.
Jepson R, Brodbelt D, Vallance C, Syme H, Elliott J (2009) Evaluation of predictors of the development of azotaemia in cats. J Vet Int Medicine, 23(4):806-13
Brodbelt, D. (2009) Perioperative mortality in small animal anaesthesia. Vet J, 182:2, 152-161.
Cariou M, Lipscomb VJ, Hughes D, Brodbelt D, Brockman D (2009) Evaluation of intra-operative plasma lactate and blood gas values in dogs undergoing surgical attenuation of a single congenital portosystemic shunt. Veterinary Record, 165, 8, 226-229.
Lozano AJ. Brodbelt D, Borer K, Armitage-Chan E., Clarke KW, Alibhai H (2009) Duration of Effect and Recovery Times, Comparison of Isoflurane, Sevoflurane and Desflurane in dogs undergoing anaesthesia for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 36, 220-229.
Wakeling J, Elliott J, Brodbelt D, Syme H (2009) Risk Factors for Feline Hyperthyroidism in the UK. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 50, 9.
Diesel G, Brodbelt D, Pfeiffer DU (2008) Reliability of assessment of dogs' behavioural responses by staff working at a welfare charity in the UK. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 115, 171-181.
Brodbelt DC, Pfeiffer DU, Young LE, Wood JLN (2008) Risk factors for Anaesthetic-Related Death in Dogs: Results from the Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities (CEPSAF). JAVMA, Oct 1;233(7):1096-104.
Väisänen M, Tuomikoski-Alin SK, Brodbelt DC, Vainio OM (2008) Opinions of Finnish small animal owners about surgery and pain management in small animals. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 49, 626-632.
Cherubini G, Platt S, Howson S, Baines E, Brodbelt D, Dennis R (2008) A Comparison of FLAIR, t2 weighted, t1-weighted, pre-contrast and post-contrast t1-weighted magnetic resonance images in the detection of canine inflammatory brain diseases. Journal of Small Animal Practice 49, 634-640.
Diesel G, Pfeiffer DU, Brodbelt DC (2008) Factors affecting the success of rehoming dogs in the UK during 2005. Prev Vet Med 84, 228-241. PubMed ID 18243374
Brodbelt DC, Blissit KJ, Hammond RA, Neath PJ, Young LE, Pfeiffer DU, Wood JLN(2008) The risk of death: the Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities. Vet Anaesth Analg. PubMed ID 18466167
Moores AL, Moores AP, Brodbelt DC, Owen, MR, Draper ER (2007) Regional load bearing of the canine acetabulum. J Biomech 40, 3732-3737. PubMed ID 17675043
Jepson RE, Elliott JE, Brodbelt DC, Syme HM (2007) Effect of control of systolic blood pressure on survival in cats with systemic hypertension. J Vet Intern Med 21, 402-409. PubMed ID 17552443
Brodbelt DC, Pfeiffer DU, Young LE, Wood, JLN (2007) Risk factors for anaesthetic-related death in cats: results from the confidential enquiry into perioperative small animal fatalities (CEPSAF). Br J Anaesth 99, 617-623. PubMed ID 17881744
Allweiler S, Brodbelt DC, Borer KE, Hammond RA, Alibhai HIK (2007) The isoflurane-sparing and clinical effects of a constant rate infusion of remifentanil in dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 34, 388-393. PubMed ID 17850226
Brodbelt DC, Hammond RA, Tuminaro D, Pfeiffer DU, Wood JLN (2006) Risk factors for anaesthetic-related death in referred dogs. Vet Rec 158, 563-564. PubMed ID 16632532
Stanway GW, Taylor PM, Brodbelt DC (2002) A preliminary investigation comparing pre-operative morphine and buprenorphine for postoperative analgesia and sedation in cats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 29, 29-35.
Brodbelt DC, Taylor PM (1999) Comparison of two combinations of sedatives before anaesthetising pigs with halothane and nitrous oxide. Vet Rec 145, 283-287. PubMed ID 10579538
Murray RC, Brodbelt, DC (1999) Haematuria due to renal hemangiosarcoma in a donkey. Equine Practice 21, 14-17.
Brodbelt DC, Taylor PM (1998) Delayed onset malignant hyperthermia in two pigs. Vet Rec 143, 76-78. PubMed ID 9717223
Brodbelt DC, Harris J, Taylor PM (1998) Pituitary-adrenocortical effects of methoxamine infusion on halothane anaesthetised ponies. Res Vet Sci 65, 119-123. PubMed ID 9839889
Wagner A, Brodbelt DC (1997) Arterial blood pressure monitoring in anesthetized animals. J Am Vet Med Assoc 210, 1279-1285. PubMed ID 9143529
Brodbelt DC, Taylor PM, Stanway GW (1997) A comparison of preoperative morphine and buprenorphine for postoperative analgesia for arthrotomy in dogs. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 20, 284-289. PubMed ID 9280368
Outreach Activities
He is a member of the VeNom Coding Group, that has developed and now maintains the industry standard veterinary medical terminology (VeNom Codes, www.venomcoding.org).
He is a member of the VetXML consortium (www.vetxml.org), an industry body governed by SPVS, that is defining communication standards to make it easier for the veterinary profession to communicate and exchange data.
He is a member of the Kennel Club Canine Health and Genetics Subgroup Advisory Committee (www.thekennelclub.org.uk) established to advise on the development of health screening tests and their effectiveness, and assess new tests that may be incorporated into the Kennel Club Accredited Breeder Scheme. The committee will also advise on breeding and registration issues that protect or enhance genetic diversity in individual breeds.