Lack of association between arterial oxygen tensions in horses during exploratory coeliotomy and post-operative incisional complications: A retrospective study


Robson, Katherine, Cripps, Peter and Bardell, David ORCID: 0000-0003-1573-1706 (2016) Lack of association between arterial oxygen tensions in horses during exploratory coeliotomy and post-operative incisional complications: A retrospective study. The Veterinary Journal, 210. pp. 24-29.

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Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to determine if there was an association between the lowest arterial blood oxygen tensions (PaO2) measured during anaesthesia and post-operative incisional complications in horses. Clinical records of 278 horses undergoing ventral midline coeliotomy from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013 were examined. The frequency of incisional complications was 32.0% (n = 89). In a multivariable model, intra-operative arterial blood oxygen tensions (PaO2) were not significantly associated with development of an incisional complication (P = 0.351). Using hypertonic (7.2%) saline (P = 0.028, OR 3.167, 95% CI 1.132-8.861), increasing total plasma protein concentration (TP) (P = 0.002, OR 1.061 per g/L, 95% CI 1.021-1.102), an intestinal resection (P <0.001, OR 4.056, 95% CI 2.231-9.323), increasing body mass (P = 0.004, OR 1.004 per kg, 95% CI 1.001-1.006) and the use of penicillin alone compared with penicillin and gentamicin pre-operatively (P = 0.009, OR 4.145, 95% CI 1.568-10.958) increased the risk of incisional complications. The study was unable to demonstrate a link between low intra-operative PaO2 and increased risk of post-operative incisional complications.

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Additional Information: publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Lack of association between arterial oxygen tensions in horses during exploratory coeliotomy and post-operative incisional complications: A retrospective study journaltitle: The Veterinary Journal articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.058 content_type: article copyright: Copyright © 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Equine, Anaesthesia, Coeliotomy, Incisional complications, Hypoxaemia
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2019 16:25
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:57
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.058
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3034079
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