Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 29, Issue 11 , Pages 775-781 , November 2009

Peritoneal Lavage and Drainage with Fenestrated Balloon Catheters in Standing Horses: A Comparative Study

  • S.O. Monteiro, Med Vet
    • ,
  • L.M. Desmaizieres, Dr vét
    • ,
  • O.M. Lepage, DMV, PhD, Dipl ECVS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: O. M. Lepage, Equine Department, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Marcy l'Etoile, F-69280, France.

References 

  1. Davis J. Treatment of peritonitis. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2003;19:765–778
  2. Easter JL, Hague BA, Brumbaugh GW, Nguyen J, Chaffin MK, Honnas CM, et al. Effects of postoperative peritoneal lavage on pharmacokinetics of gentamicin in horses after celiotomy. Am J Vet Res. 1997;58:1166–1170
  3. Hawkins JF, Bowman KF, Roberts MC, Cowen P. Peritonitis in horses: 67 cases (1985–1990). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1993;203:284–288
  4. Henderson IS, Mair TS, Keen JA, Shaw DJ, McGorum BC. Study of the short- and long-term outcomes of 65 horses with peritonitis. Vet Rec. 2008;163:293–297
  5. Peritonitis Mair T. In:  Mair T,  Divers T,  Ducharme N editor. Manual of equine gastroenterology. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2002;p. 322–330
  6. Smith CL, Dowling BA, Dart AJ. Recent advances in equine abdominal surgery. Vet J. 2005;170:41–51
  7. Dabareiner R. Peritonitis in horses. In:  Smith B editors. Large animal internal medicine. 2nd ed. Saint Louis: Mosby; 1998;p. 742–749
  8. Hardy J, Rakestraw P. Postoperative care and complications associated with abdominal surgery. In:  Auer J,  Stick J editor. Equine surgery. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2006;p. 508–509
  9. Valdez H, Scrutchfield WL, Taylor TS. Peritoneal lavage in the horse. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1979;175:388–391
  10. Hague BA, Honnas CM, Berridge BR, Easter JL. Evaluation of postoperative peritoneal lavage in standing horses for prevention of experimentally induced abdominal adhesions. Vet Surg. 1998;27:122–126
  11. Nieto JE, Snyder JR, Vatistas NJ, Spier SJ, Hoogmoed L. Use of an active intra-abdominal drain in 67 horses. Vet Surg. 2003;32:1–7
  12. Schneider RK, Meyer DJ, Embertson RM, Gentile DG, Buergelt CD. Response of pony peritoneum to four peritoneal lavage solutions. Am J Vet Res. 1988;49:889–894
  13. Chase JP, Beard WL, Bertone AL, Goltz K. Open peritoneal drainage in horses with experimentally induced peritonitis. Vet Surg. 1996;25:189–194
  14. Eggleston RB, Mueller PO. Prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal adhesions. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2003;19:741–763
  15. Lepage OM. Peritoneal drainage catheter (PDC) for foal. Prat Vét Equine. 1996;28:321–324
  16. Peritonitis Murray M. In:  Reed S,  Bayly W editor. Equine internal medicine. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1998;p. 700–705

PII: S0737-0806(09)00637-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2009.10.002

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 29, Issue 11 , Pages 775-781 , November 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution