| Autor: |
Hugo, Hilton, Monica, Aleman, John, Madigan, Jorge, Nieto |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
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| Zdroj: |
Veterinary surgery : VS. 39(7) |
| ISSN: |
1532-950X |
| Popis: |
To describe the indications for, complications arising from, and outcome of horses that had standing lateral thoracotomy for pleural or pericardial disease.Case series.Horses (n=16).Medical records (January 1990-December 2008) of sedated standing horses that had lateral thoracotomy were reviewed. Clinical and surgical findings, perioperative and short-term complications were recorded. Long-term (6 months) outcome was determined through telephone conversations with owners and veterinarians.Mean (±SD) horse age was 6.6±5.3 years (range, 1-15 years). Thoracotomy was most commonly for treatment of recurrent or chronic pleural infection (94%). Anaerobic bacteria were frequently isolated from pleural effusion associated with pleuropneumonia (63%). Right lateral intercostal thoracotomy was performed in 13 horses (82%); intercostal muscle myectomy in 5 horses; and rib resection in 1. Perioperative complications were hemipneumothorax (2 horses) and short-term complications included cellulitis and abscessation of the thoracotomy site (6 horses). Fourteen (88%) horses survived to discharge and 46% of horses that survived returned to their previous level of athletic activity.Lateral thoracotomy is well tolerated by standing sedated horses with minimal perioperative and short-term complications.Standing lateral thoracotomy should be considered for the treatment of complicated pleuropneumonia in horses. |
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