Determination of the acid-base status in 50 horses admitted with colic between December 1998 and May 1999.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the acid-base status and the concentration of organic acids in horses with colic caused by various disorders. Blood samples were collected from 50 horses with colic and from 20 controls. No intravenous fluids had been given prior to sample collection. Identified causes of colic included gastric ulceration, small intestinal volvulus, cecal intussusception, cecal rupture, colonic impaction, left dorsal colon displacement, right dorsal colon displacement, colonic volvulus, colitis, peritonitis, and uterine torsion. Thirty-seven horses recovered from treatment of colic, 8 horses were euthanized, and 5 died. Most cases were not in severe metabolic acidosis. In previous studies, most horses presented for diagnosis and treatment of colic were in metabolic acidosis and in shock.
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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA.
Johnson
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D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000502:physiology*; D000138:Acidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003085:Colic / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D006736:Horses; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male
D019344:Lactic Acid