Pulmonary oedema associated with anaesthesia for colic surgery in a horse |
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Authors: | Borer Kate E |
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Affiliation: | Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts, UK. kborer@rvc.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | A 506 kg Warmblood horse with colic was anaesthetized for exploratory celiotomy. Anaesthesia was complicated by arterial hypoxaemia which persisted throughout surgery from the induction of anaesthesia. After endotracheal extubation in the recovery box, a degree of airway obstruction probably occurred during a brief delay in naso-tracheal intubation. Signs of pulmonary oedema were seen shortly afterwards. Furosemide and oxygen were given. Arterial hypoxaemia was present [PaO2: 6.5 kPa (49 mmHg)] when FIO2 was an estimated 0.3. The horse recovered and stood after 45 minutes. It was re-anaesthetized 3 days later when arterial blood gas analysis did not reveal hypoxaemia. The horse was killed on this occasion; post-mortem examination revealed the presence of pulmonary oedema, which probably resulted from multiple causes. |
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Keywords: | anaesthesia colic endotoxaemia horse hypoxaemia pulmonary oedema reperfusion injury |
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