Predictive values, sensitivity and specificity of abdominal fluid variables in determining the need for surgery in horses with an acute abdominal crisis

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 132-136

  Matthews, S ^a   Dart, A J ^a   Reid, S W J ^b   Dowling, B A ^a   Hodgson, D R ^a  

^a Veterinary Specialist Centre   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; COLOR; CYTOLOGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PERITONITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ANIMALS; ASCITIC FLUID; COLOR; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PERITONITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036517814     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb11372.x     Document Type: Article

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