Retrospective evaluation of gastrointestinal foreign bodies and presurgical predictors for enterectomy versus enterotomy in dogs (2013–2016): 82 cases

• DOI: 10.1111/vec.13139
• Publication Date: 2021-09-23T23:37:57Z
• Authors: Christopher L. Ho...; Alicia Mastrocco; Kenneth J. Drobatz
• Keywords: Enterotomy; Univariate analysis

To evaluate preoperative diagnostics in dogs with gastrointestinal foreign body (GIFB) obstruction and to identify clinical variables associated the performance of simple enterotomy (EO) versus enterectomy (EC).Retrospective case control study from October 2013 January 2016.Veterinary Teaching Hospital.Eighty-two client-owned diagnosed at time surgery GIFB obstruction.Data were collected medical records regarding history, initial physical examination, clinicopathologic testing, diagnostic imaging, surgical reports. Based on univariate analysis, that required EC ill (P < 0.0001) anorexic = 0.0007) for a longer duration; had higher vomiting severity score 0.005); worse perfusion parameters (mucous membrane color [P 0.028] quality 0.032], poorer pulse 0.0015], relatively lower blood pressure 0.0328], greater heart rates 0.0011]). Dogs undergoing more likely have altered peritoneal detail radiographs 0.0014; odds ratio [OR] 25.5; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.4, 275.7) echogenic effusion ultrasound 0.0101; OR 12.5; CI: 1.3, 120.9), compared EO group. Heart rate (adjusted P 0.028; 1.07; 1.0, 1.1) 5.6; 1.2, 26.1) maintained significance after multiple logistic regression.Multiple factors evaluation different between obstruction. However, many these become insignificant regression. The presence an increased or presentation was independently enterectomy. Prospective studies number animals are warranted validate results.