Postoperative complications in a lamb after major surgery

Vettorato, Enzo; Schoeffmann, Gudrun; Beard, Philippa M.; Clutton, R Eddie

doi:10.1111/j.1467-2995.2010.00578.x

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“…Two lambs died however from peri-acute postoperative C. perfringens endotoxaemia. 17 The median age of the animals studied was four weeks (range 3-6 weeks) and their body mass 12 AE 2.3 kg (means AE standard deviation [SD]).…”

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“…9 Nevertheless, two lambs unexpectedly died of clostridial enterotoxaemia. 17 It is possible that lamb vaccination, in addition to ewe vaccination, might have provided higher levels of protection after colostral immunity had waned 18 and might have prevented losses in the main study.…”

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“…P1-8 had a mean age of 4.6 (range 3-6) weeks and weight of 11 (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17) kg. Operating conditions were adequate in all cases, but two lambs died.…”

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The perioperative care of lambs and ewes when the former undergo major experimental (scoliotic) surgery

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The purpose of the study was to optimize postoperative comfort in lambs anaesthetized for the surgical creation of scoliosis while maintaining the ewe-lamb relationship to miminize rejection rates. The first management plan produced six scoliotic lambs but intraoperative hypoventilation and hypovolaemia followed by postoperative dyspnoea, pain, monitoring and nursing difficulties, hypothermia, hypoglycaemia and tympany were encountered. Three of eight lambs (38%) were rejected by their ewes. Perioperative management was amended which, combined with improved surgical technique, produced 16 scoliotic lambs. The lambs recovered more rapidly (mean time to standing after discontinuation of anaesthesia was reduced from 12 h to 70 min) and appeared to be more comfortable. No rejections occurred after the refinements were implemented.

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The perioperative care of lambs and ewes when the former undergo major experimental (scoliotic) surgery

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Schoeffman

et al. 2013

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“…One lamb was euthanatized postoperatively because depression, tachycardia, weak pulses and cold extremities failed to respond to fluid resuscitation and analgesia. Post‐mortem findings indicated Clostridium perfringens enterotoxaemia was causative (Vettorato et al. 2011).…”

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