PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN EQUINE COLIC PATIENTS

Abstract

The article describes the results of a study of 46 heads of horses with colic syndrome at the veterinary clinic of the Lithuanian University of Medical Sciences in the period from 2016 to 2018. Upon arrival, anamnesis, condition of horses and duration of colic syndrome were recorded. During the clinical exami¬nation, 9 physiological parameters were recorded: temperature, heart rate, capillary filling time, mucosal color, respiratory rate, gastrointestinal noises, gastric reflux, digital pulse and volume of packed cells.

All animals were divided into 2 groups: survivors and non-survivors. After that, the 9 physiological parameters described above were compared in two groups to determine their significant prognostic value for the survival of horses.
Nine variables were used in the Cox proportional risk model. The odds ratio and the corresponding confidence interval were obtained.
The paper shows the results of the survival rate of horses, taking into account the sexual trait. The causes of the appearance of colic syndrome are analyzed. The most important physiological parameters in relation to the appearance, course and completion of colic syndrome have been identified.