Survival after Small Intestine Resection and Anastomosis in Horses

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1990.tb01116.x
• Publication Date: 2008-02-29T09:45:50Z
• Authors: MELINDA H. MACDONALD; JOHN R. PASCOE; SUSAN M. STOVER; DENNIS M. MEAGHER
• Keywords: Cecum; Intestinal resection

The authors examined factors influencing survival in 140 horses that recovered from anesthesia after small intestinal resection between 1968 and 1986, using Kaplan-Meier estimated curves the Cox proportional hazards regression model. Seventy-two (51%) died during initial postoperative period, 19 (14%) discharge hospital, 33 (24%) were alive, 16 (11%) classified as censored. Mean age at surgery was 8 years. Horses 15 years of or older, Arabians Stallions, overrepresented hospital population. most common reason for strangulation bowel through a mesenteric rent. mean 50% median times 1540 27 days, respectively. admitted January 1, 1980, had significantly longer than those before time. Survival anastomosis two segments segment to cecum; however, length resected method no demonstrable influence on survival. Of variables studied, heart rates presentation 24 hours accurate predictors