Post operative infection, pyrexia and perioperative antimicrobial drug use in surgical colic patients

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 476-481

  Freeman, K D ^a   Southwood, L L ^a   Lane, J ^a   Lindborg, S ^a   Aceto, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Gastrointestinal; Horse; Incisional infection; Laparotomy; Salmonellosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEVER; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEVER; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LOGISTIC MODELS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 84862021939     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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