Transfusion medicine is a crucial part of equine intensive and critical care. Blood transfusions can save lives in both acute and chronic cases of anemia, hemorrhage, and hemolysis. It is vital to have a comprehensive theoretical and practical understanding of the techniques, implications, risks, and complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 5-year-old Arabian broodmare with acute colic was diagnosed with lymphocytic ganglioneuritis of the coeliac-mesenteric ganglia and lymphocytic‒plasmacytic enterocolitis resembling inflammatory bowel disease. No significant pathogens were identified by aerobic culture or histopathological examination. The ganglia were multifocally infiltrated with small lymphocytes that were immunopositive for CD3 and negative for CD20 and CD79a antigens, indicating CD3 T-lymphocyte-mediated coeliac-mesenteric ganglioneuritis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
January 2018
Objective: To determine reference intervals and the effect of sample agitation and rest time on Sonoclot analysis in healthy adult horses.
Design: Original prospective study.
Setting: University veterinary medical teaching hospital.