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 …

Post‐operative ileus (POI) is a serious condition which any horse undergoing abdominal
surgery is at risk of developing, leading to increased hospitalisation time and resulting costs …

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

Local anesthetics reversibly block the generation and propagation of electrical impulses in
nerves, thereby causing sensory and motor blockade. They are primarily used for local and …

Postoperative ileus (POI), a decrease in gastrointestinal motility after surgery, is an important
problem facing human and veterinary patients. 37.5% of horses that develop POI following …

Colic remains one of the most common reasons for equine practitioners to be called out on
emergency, closely followed by wounds and lameness. 1 Studies investigating the …

Horses are susceptible to a multitude of inflammatory conditions that are characterized by a
strong neutrophilic response. Here, we review basic equine neutrophil biology and explore …

Differentiating between medical and surgical causes of colic is one of the primary goals of
the colic workup, because early surgical intervention improves the prognosis in horses …

Objective To determine the efficacy of lidocaine at reducing incidence of postoperative reflux
(POR) in horses by using quantitative statistical analysis. Study design Systematic meta …

Post‐operative ileus (POI) is a well‐recognised complication of colic surgery that accounts
for a high proportion of post‐operative deaths. Although much has been written about the …