Postanaesthetic brachial compartmental syndrome in a horse

Louro, Luís Filipe, Fernández-Flores, Francisco Flores, Bautista, Oscar Diaz-Delgado and Senior, Mark ORCID: 0000-0002-9425-9261 (2020) Postanaesthetic brachial compartmental syndrome in a horse. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 8 (1). e000974-e000974.

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Abstract

<jats:p>A 9-year-old Irish sports horse gelding was anaesthetised out-of-hours for management of digital flexor tendon sheath sepsis after a left hind foot penetration. In the postanaesthetic period, the patient manifested a right forelimb non-weight bearing lameness. Diagnostic imaging and serum biochemistry were unremarkable. The animal progressively deteriorated and became recumbent. After consultation with the owner, euthanasia was performed on welfare grounds. A postmortem examination was performed to establish the cause of the right forelimb lameness. After excluding all other probable causes of postanaesthetic lameness, it was concluded that the patient manifested a postanaesthetic compartmental syndrome due to haemorrhage associated with the ulnar nerve developed intraoperatively. This case report discusses factors associated with increased anaesthetic-related mortality in elective surgical procedures performed out-of-hours, other causes of postanaesthetic forelimb lameness and diagnosis of, and treatment options for, brachial compartment syndrome.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2020 09:39
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:32
DOI:	10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000974
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3102163