Di-tri-octahedral smectite for the prevention of post-operative diarrhea in equids with surgical disease of the large intestine: Results of a randomized clinical trial |
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| Authors: | Diana M. Hassel Phoebe A. Smith Jorge E. Nieto Pablo Beldomenico Sharon J. Spier |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;bDepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;cDepartment of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;dDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a commercially available di-tri-octahedral (DTO) smectite product on clinical signs and prevalence of post-operative diarrhea in horses with colic associated with disease of the large intestine. Sixty-seven horses with surgical disease of the large intestine were randomly assigned to be treated with DTO smectite (n = 37; 0.5 kg via nasogastric intubation every 24 h for 3 days post-operatively) or a placebo (n = 30). The effect of treatment on fecal scores and clinical and hematological parameters, including heart rate, mucous membrane color, temperature, total white blood cell count, total neutrophil count and total plasma protein values, were determined.Horses treated with DTO smectite had a significant reduction in the prevalence of post-operative diarrhea (10.8%), compared with controls (41.4%). A significant improvement in mucous membrane color was observed 72 h post-operatively in horses receiving treatment, compared with placebo. Administration of DTO smectite to colic patients with disease of the large intestine reduced the occurrence of diarrhea in the early post-operative period. |
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| Keywords: | Horse Equine Colic Diarrhea Colitis Treatment Smectite |
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