Post‐operative ileus (POI) is a serious condition which any horse undergoing abdominal
surgery is at risk of developing, leading to increased hospitalisation time and resulting costs …

The mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) is a family of cells of related function that
includes bone marrow progenitors, blood monocytes and resident tissue macrophages …

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Jones, Katharina I. Lohmann, Michelle Henry Barton, Laura Javsicas, Anthony T. Blikslager …

Objective—To determine whether treatment of horses with firocoxib affects recovery of
ischemic-injured jejunum, while providing effective analgesia. Animals—18 horses …

Background: Postoperative ileus (POI) is a frequent and often fatal complication of colic
surgery. Reliably effective treatments are not available. Objectives: To determine risk factors …

Background Small intestinal strangulating obstruction (SISO) is associated with
endotoxaemia which leads to an increased risk of death. Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory …

Objective—To investigate effects of lidocaine hydrochloride administered IV on mucosal
inflammation in ischemia-injured jejunum of horses treated with flunixin meglumine. Animals …

Written and edited by leading experts on equine digestive diseases, The Equine Acute
Abdomen, Third Editionis the preeminent text on diagnosing and treating acute abdominal …

Background Acute‐phase proteins may help assess the nature and severity of lesions and
outcome in horses undergoing colic surgery. Objectives To compare serum amyloid A and …

Objectives—To determine the incidence of postoperative ileus (POI) in a population of
horses after small intestinal surgery and the effect of multiple variables on development of …