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Latest Concepts in the Management and Treatment of Colic
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Long-term survival rates after colic surgery have improved, which might reflect earlier referral and improvements in surgical techniques and post operative care. Although primary disease and type of anastomosis could affect survival in the long term, short- term survival rate does not appear to be affected by the horse’s age. Most deaths occur during the first 10 post operative days, with 69% during the first 100 days after surgery and then a slower decline in death rate.
Epiploic foramen entrapment
The apparent predisposition to EFE in older horses has been refuted. Some studies found Thoroughbreds and Thoroughbred crosses and males to be at a high risk, mainly between October and March, suggesting that stabling played a role in its cause. Also there is strong evidence that cribbing is associated with this disease. The long-term survival after completed surgery for EFE is lower than for other small intestinal diseases. [...]
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