Retrospective analysis of postoperative complications following surgical treatment of ileal impaction in horses managed with manual decompression compared to jejunal enterotomy
Abstract:ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to compare the occurrence of post-operative complications and survival to discharge in horses with ileal impactions resolved by manual decompression compared with jejunal enterotomy.AnimalsA total of 121 client-owned horses undergoing surgical correction of an ileal impaction at three teaching hospitals.Materials and methodsData from the medical records of horses undergoing surgical correction of an ileal impaction was retrospectively collected. Post-operative complicat… Show more
“…In this study, Jennifer Ruff and co‐workers in the United States compared the occurrence of postoperative complications and survival to discharge in horses with ileal impactions resolved by manual decompression compared with jejunal enterotomy .…”
Section: Ileal Impaction Surgery Complicationsmentioning
“…In this study, Jennifer Ruff and co‐workers in the United States compared the occurrence of postoperative complications and survival to discharge in horses with ileal impactions resolved by manual decompression compared with jejunal enterotomy .…”
Section: Ileal Impaction Surgery Complicationsmentioning
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