Retrospective evaluation of the effects of a single intraoperative dose of dexamethasone in horses undergoing exploratory laparotomy for small intestinal lesions (2008-2019): 240 cases.

Rose E TallonSarah E AllenBruce M BladonKate F McGovern

Published in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2024)

Intraoperative dexamethasone was not associated with the development of POR in this study population, nor did it have an effect on postoperative survival or incisional infection in horses undergoing surgical management of small intestinal disease.

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patients undergoing
high dose
low dose
cross sectional
free survival