Colic surgery is one of few treatments in which a veterinarian can use a skill to save an
animal's life from a deadly disease within a short timeframe. Unfortunately, such success is …

Changes in management of the surgical colic patient over the last 30 years have resulted in
considerable improvement in post operative survival rates. However, post operative …

Reasons for performing study: Few studies have assessed short‐and long‐term
complication rates of horses following surgical treatment of colic, a potentially fatal condition …

The records of 74 horses that recovered from anaesthesia after surgery for a small intestinal
lesion from 1994 to 1999 were reviewed. Sixty‐three horses (85%) had a strangulating …

The reason for undertaking this study was that postoperative complications of colic surgery
lead to patient discomfort, prolonged hospitalisation and increased cost. Potential risk …

* The editors and authors acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of Samuel L.
Jones, Katharina I. Lohmann, Michelle Henry Barton, Laura Javsicas, Anthony T. Blikslager …

Objective—To determine if intravenous lidocaine is useful and safe as a treatment for equine
ileus. Study Design—Prospective double‐blinded placebo‐controlled trial. Study Population …

Although short‐term survival rates following small intestinal resection reportedly range from
48–88%, there is little information on predicting which horse may or may not survive small …

Objective—To evaluate factors potentially associated with fecal Salmonella shedding
among equine patients hospitalized for colic at a veterinary teaching hospital and to …

Background: Postoperative ileus (POI) is a frequent and often fatal complication of colic
surgery. Reliably effective treatments are not available. Objectives: To determine risk factors …