Factors associated with mortality and morbidity in small intestinal volvulus in horses

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 340-348

  Stephen, Jennifer O ^a,b,c   Corley, Kevin T T ^a,b   Johnston, Janet K ^a   Pfeiffer, Dirk ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c University of London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colic; Horses; Postoperative complications; Prognostic indicators; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4344707841     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2004.04049.x     Document Type: Article

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