Packed cell volume and heart rate to predict medical and surgical cases and their short-term survival in horses with gastrointestinal-induced colic

Kadunc Kos, Vesna (author), Kramarič, Petra (author), Brložnik, Maja (author)

The objective of this prospective case-control study of 125 horses with gastrointestinal tract-induced colic was to determine whether heart rate (HR) and packed cell volume (PCV) can predict surgical versus medical treatment and its short-term survival (time of discharge of the patient). Sixty-four horses were treated medically and 61 surgically (29 small intestinal and 32 large intestinal cases). At admission, both PCV and HR were higher in horses treated surgically than in horses treated medically; however, with longer duration of colic before presentation, the PCV was higher in the small intestinal surgical group only. In addition, both PCV and HR were higher, and the duration of colic was longer in non-survivors compared to survivors. Binary logistic regression demonstrated a significant association between HR and type of treatment, and both HR and PCV were predictive of survival. Simple parameters such as HR and PCV provide useful information for management of colic cases.

• Language: English
• Keywords: cell size, heart rate, colic, horses
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: VF - Veterinary Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 365-372
• Numbering: Vol. 63, no. 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-144348
• UDC: 636.09:616.3
• ISSN on article: 0008-5286
• COBISS.SI-ID: 141836803
• Publication date in RUL: 15.02.2023

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Canadian veterinary journal
• Shortened title: Can. vet. j.
• Publisher: Canadian Veterinary Medical Assoc.
• ISSN: 0008-5286
• COBISS.SI-ID: 27228928

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 15.02.2023

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P4-0053
• Name: Endokrini, imunski in encimski odzivi pri zdravih in bolnih živalih