The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice
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Vet. Clin. North Am. Equine Pract. · Aug 1997
ReviewAdjunctive methods in equine gastrointestinal surgery.
The medical management of postoperative abdominal disorders remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the equine clinician. Recent advances in the development of techniques and medications to offset or attenuate ischemia-reperfusion injury, endotoxemia, and ileus are encouraging and potentially will decrease the incidence of additional complications.