Equine Abdominal Surgery
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 7382
Special Issue Editors
Interests: equine surgery; equine laparoscopy; lameness; equine urogenital surgery
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Interests: equine surgery; equine emergency surgery; equine minimally invasive surgery
Interests: equine abdominal diseases and disorders, including intra-abdominal hypertension and ileus; integrative Chinese veterinary medicine and its application to equine emergencies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, important advancements in equine abdominal surgery have led to better survival rates and decreased complication rates. Factors that have a significant impact on a surgical approach include the facilities and equipment available, experience of the surgeon, temperament of the horse, and the necessity for cosmesis.
The common horse abdominal surgeries include, but are not limited to:
- equine colic surgery;
- equine gastrointestinal surgery;
- equine laparoscopy;
- horse twisted gut surgery;
- small intestine colic surgery;
- horse urolithiasis surgery.
This Special Issue will focus on the advances in equipment, drugs, and surgical techniques in equine abdominal surgery. It aims to propose new methods about post-operative care to decrease the equine morbidity and mortality. For this Special Issue, research articles and reviews are welcome to bring new insights on the research topic.
Dr. Lucio Petrizzi
Dr. Valeria Albanese
Dr. Amelia Munsterman
Dr. Paola Straticò
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gastrointestinal surgery
- laparoscopy
- colic surgery
- abdominal surgery
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Incidence of Gastric Ulceration in Horses with Enterolithiasis Compared to Horses with Simple Large Intestinal Obstruction
Author: Albanese
Highlights: There was a significant association between enterolithiasis and gastric ulceration (odds ratio 4.76, P<0.0001) and a greater incidence in Thoroughbreds as compared to other breeds (odds ratio 22.6, P<0.0001).
Title: Changes in perioperative antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory drugs regimens for colic surgery in horses. A single centre report
Author: Gandini
Highlights: Reducing postoperative incisional infection is the main reason to administer postoperative antimicrobials (AMD) after emergency laparotomy in horses, while reducing inflammation and provide analgesia are the reason to administer anti-inflammatory drugs (AID). The basis for postoperative AMD and AID administration are empirical and only recently have been questioned. Empirical approaches can be changed and these changes, along with the description of their outcome, can help producing appropriate stewardship. Aim of this study is to report the changes in AMD and AID regimens in horses undergoing emergency laparotomy at a referral teaching hospital between 2017 and 2021. Signalment, pathology, surgery, prophylactic AMD and AID administration were obtained from the medical records. Difference in AMD and AID regimens throughout the study period were also reported. In 234 postoperative records considered, ninety-two horses received prophylactic AMD, while 142 received pre-operative antimicrobials only. There was a progressive change in regimens throughout the years increasing the number of AID molecules used. AMD and AID administration in horses has changed in our practice over the years to modulate therapies according to the postoperative complications that eventually arise. In this study horses not receiving post-operative routine AMD treatment did not show an increased incidence of complications.