Incidence and outcome of colic in primarily colic-free equine patients hospitalised for non-gastro-intestinal problems.

摘要

From April 2001 through to August 2008 computerised case records of 7193 horses hospitalised for non-gastro-intestinal problems to the Equine Hospital, Veterinary University Vienna were evaluated. 121 (1.68%) of these horses suffered from a minimum of one episode of colic during their stay in the hospital. The incidence of colic increased from 2001 to 2008. (2001-2002: 0.9%; 2007-2008: 2.7%). The most important risk factor for developing an episode of colic was general anaesthesia after which 4.8% of horses developed colic. Soft tissue surgery patients had the highest incidence of colic followed by orthopaedic patients and medicine cases. The death rate from colic episodes of horses hospitalised for non-gastro-intestinal disease was 0.08%.