Publications by authors named "R M A Haralambus"
The impact of opioid administration on the incidence of postanaesthetic colic in horses.
Front Pain Res (Lausanne)
February 2024
Effective management of postoperative pain is essential to ensure patient welfare, reduce morbidity and optimize recovery. Opioids are effective in managing moderate to severe pain in horses but concerns over their adverse effects on gastrointestinal (GI) motility and associated increased colic risk limit their widespread use. Studies investigating the impact of systemic opioids on both GI motility and colic incidence in horses have yielded inconclusive outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neoplasm in South American camelids (SAC) are commonly described. The most frequently reported type of neoplasm are lymphomas and difference in the age suffering from lymphomas of and llamas is seen. This report describes a case of a solitary lymphoma in a 5 years and 9 month old llama mare displaying the approach of diagnostic imaging and successful surgical treatment.
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- Synovial sepsis is a serious orthopedic emergency in horses where diagnosis often relies on ambiguous fluid analysis, leading to a need for better detection methods.
- This study evaluated the effectiveness of lysozyme (LYS), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and elastase (ELT) as biomarkers for identifying synovial sepsis through enzyme activity measurements.
- Results showed that LYS and MPO were significantly effective in distinguishing septic samples from aseptic and healthy ones, achieving high sensitivity and specificity, while ELT was not measurable, indicating that LYS and MPO could enhance diagnostic reliability in clinical settings.
Case Description: A 7-year-old 573-kg (1,261 -lb) Swiss Warmblood gelding was evaluated because of signs of acute abdominal pain.
Clinical Findings: Physical examination revealed a markedly distended abdomen with subjectively reduced borborygmi in all abdominal quadrants. A large, gas-distended viscus was present at the pelvic brim preventing complete palpation of the abdomen per rectum.
Reasons For Performing The Study: Equine hoof canker is a chronic proliferative pododermatitis of as yet unknown aetiology. Like equine sarcoid disease, canker is a therapy-resistant disorder characterised by hyperkeratosis, acanthosis and a marked tendency to recur.
Hypothesis: There is an association of sarcoid-inducing bovine papillomaviruses of types 1 and 2 (BPV-1, BPV-2) with hoof canker disease.