| Postoperative complications and survival after enterolith removal from the ascending or descending colon in horses. | |
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PMID: 20345528 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To compare incidence of postoperative complications and survival of horses that had surgery for enterolithiasis of the ascending (AC) or descending (DC) colon. STUDY DESIGN: Case series ANIMALS: Horses (n=236) that had celiotomy for AC (n=97) or DC (n=139) enterolithiasis. METHODS: Medical records (1999-2005) were reviewed for signalment, presenting clinical signs, surgical findings, postoperative complications, and short-term survival until discharge. Information on performance and survival > or = 1 year was obtained by telephone or mailed questionnaire. RESULTS: Number of postoperative complications did not differ between groups (P=.76). The most frequently identified short-term complications for all horses were incisional problems, gastric ulceration, ileus, diarrhea, fever, and anorexia. Horses with DC enteroliths had a significantly higher incidence of anorexia (P=.04) and fever (P=.01). The most common complications after hospital discharge were incisional problems, laminitis, weight loss, and colic. Although more DC horses were euthanatized intraoperatively (P=.02), no differences were detected for horses that survived until discharge (P=.18) or > or = 1 year after discharge (P=.47). CONCLUSIONS: Number or type of postsurgical complications or survival after surgery was not influenced by enterolith location and horses have a favorable prognosis for long-term survival after enterolith removal, regardless of site of obstruction in the colon. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Incidence of postoperative complications and survival are not affected by the site of enterolith obstruction in the colon. |
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Authors:
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Rebecca L Pierce; Andrew T Fischer; Barton W Rohrbach; Andreas Klohnen |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-03-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Veterinary surgery : VS Volume: 39 ISSN: 1532-950X ISO Abbreviation: Vet Surg Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-19 Completed Date: 2010-11-02 Revised Date: 2011-04-25 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8113214 Medline TA: Vet Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 609-15 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. rpierc10@utk.edu |
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Animals Colon, Ascending / surgery* Colon, Descending / surgery* Colonic Diseases / surgery, veterinary* Female Horse Diseases / mortality, surgery* Horses / surgery Intestinal Obstruction / surgery, veterinary* Male Postoperative Complications / mortality, veterinary* Survival Analysis |
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