摘要:

During a 3‐year period 21 horses were surgically treated because of large abdominal wall defects. In each case the defect was bridged with a polypropylene mesh, which was placed on the outside of the hernial ring. This was in contrast with the technique for mesh herniorrhaphy generally described in human and veterinary literature, in which the mesh is always implanted on the inside of the hernial ring. One horse was destroyed on the first postoperative day because of postanaesthetic myelomalacia. Surgical repair as described was successful in 18 patients. Recurrence of herniation occurred in two horses. On re‐herniorrhaphy a second and larger mesh was successfully implanted.

ISSN:0165-2176    

DOI:10.1080/01652176.1994.9694514

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1994

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Wound infection and postoperative performance after a single intra‐abdominal administration of 9 g sodium ampicillin in cows operated on for caecal dilatation or torsion (n=33) were evaluated. In the 25 animals that left the clinic in good health (76% short‐term survival), no wound infection occurred. Postoperative performance was normal in 21 of these animals (84%). The figures for short‐term survival and postoperative performance are comparable to those from a retrospective study of 169 animals operated on between 1985 and 1990. Single intra‐ abdominal administration of sodium ampicillin during surgery provides good protection against infection without negative effects on the postoperative performance.

ISSN:0165-2176    

DOI:10.1080/01652176.1994.9694515

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1994

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The plasma disposition of ampicillin after intravenous administration at a dose rate of 15 mg/kg was studied in six healthy, 1‐month‐old foals. The oral bioavailability of pivampicillin was determined in the same foals at four ages, ranging from 11 days to 4 months. Pivampicillin was administered orally at a dose rate of 19.9 mg/kg, which is equivalent on a molecular basis to 15 mg/kg ampicillin. Ampicillin concentrations in plasma were determined up to 12 hours after administration.

ISSN:0165-2176    

DOI:10.1080/01652176.1994.9694516

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1994

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

In this study the laboratory and clinical performance of a chromogenic endotoxin assay for equine plasma was evaluated. The assay was sensitive (detection limit 3 ng LPS/L plasma), reproducible (within and between‐assay CV at 50 ng LPS/LE.coli0111:B4 LPS standard addition was 5% and 7.5%, respectively), and not substantially affected by enhancement or inhibition phenomena (recovery of anin vitrospike was 75–125% in 80% of the samples). LPS added to whole blood was rapidly inactivated upon incubation at 37 °C but not at 0 °C. A recently developed blood collection tube for LPS testing was found suitable, i.e. LPS‐free and providing non‐contaminated samples. In 48 horses suffering from acute abdominal diseases requiring surgical treatment, LPS levels were significantly higher in platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) than in platelet‐poor plasma (PPP), and the proportional difference was related to the PRP platelet count (r=0.52, p<0.001, mean difference 48%, range 8–77%). LPS levels were also significantly higher in horses that died or were euthanized than in surviving horses (mean 16.5 and 7.1 ng/L PRP, respectively, p<0.05). We conclude that LPS can be measured in equine plasma with picogram sensitivity and recommend the use of PRP instead of PPP for clinical LPS testing. For clinical use a decision limit for endotoxaemia of 5 ng LPS/L PRP appeared to be inadequate. Analysis at a higher cut‐off level for endotoxaemia and the evaluation of clinical, pathological, and laboratory parameters would be more meaningful.

ISSN:0165-2176    

DOI:10.1080/01652176.1994.9694517

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1994

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The effects of total intravenous anaesthesia with an intravenous infusion of a combination of guaiphenesin, ketamine and detomidine were studied in 10 patients scheduled for elective surgery. Anaesthesia was maintained by the infusion of guaiphenesin (100 mg/ml), ketamine (2 mg/ml) and detomidine (0.02 mg/ml). The infusion rate was 1 ml/kg/hr.

ISSN:0165-2176    

DOI:10.1080/01652176.1994.9694518

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1994

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0165-2176    

DOI:10.1080/01652176.1994.9694503

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1994

数据来源: Taylor