Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. · May 2006
Evaluation of surgical treatment for signs of acute abdominal pain in draft horses: 72 cases (1983-2002).
To determine whether heavy (> or = 680 kg [> or = 1,500 lb]) draft horses undergoing surgical treatment for acute signs of abdominal pain were at a greater risk for anesthetic and postoperative complications and lower postoperative survival rates than light (< 680 kg) draft horses. ⋯ Draft horses weighing > 680 kg that underwent surgery because of acute signs of abdominal pain had longer durations of anesthesia, more postoperative complications, and higher mortality rates than draft horses weighing < 680 kg.