2018 journal article
Advances in Diagnostics and Treatments in Horses with Acute Colic and Postoperative Ileus
VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-EQUINE PRACTICE, 34(1), 81-+.
author keywords: Acute colic; Novel diagnostic biomarkers; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS); Pain and motility management
MeSH headings : Acute Disease; Animals; Colic / diagnosis; Colic / surgery; Colic / therapy; Colic / veterinary; Horse Diseases / diagnosis; Horse Diseases / surgery; Horse Diseases / therapy; Horses; Ileus; Postoperative Complications / etiology; Postoperative Complications / veterinary
TL;DR:
Investigation of novel biomarkers, which may help to differentiate surgical lesions from those that can be managed medically, continues to be an active area of research.
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Added: August 6, 2018
Differentiating between medical and surgical causes of colic is one of the primary goals of the colic workup, because early surgical intervention improves prognosis in horses requiring surgery. Despite the increasing availability of advanced diagnostics (hematologic analyses, abdominal ultrasound imaging, etc), the most accurate indicators of the need for surgery remain the presence of moderate to severe signs of abdominal pain, recurrence of pain after appropriate analgesic therapy, and the absence of intestinal borborygmi. Investigation of novel biomarkers, which may help to differentiate surgical lesions from those that can be managed medically, continues to be an active area of research.