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KMID : 1094020140310020102
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2014 Volume.31 No. 2 p.102 ~ p.107
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Retrospective Analysis of Equine General Anesthesia performed at Korea Racing Authority
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Kim Ahr-ham
Lee In-Hyung
Yang Young-Jin
Song Dae-young
Kim Jin-Kap
Kim Ha-gi
Kwon Cheol-jae
Seo Eu-gene
Jeong Hyo-Hoon
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to analyze the results of inhalation anesthesia performed at the equine hospitalof Korea Racing Authority (KRA) and to find out the influencing factors on mortality during and/or after inhalationanesthesia. Among 585 cases of anesthesia, orthopedic surgery (410) was performed the most frequently, followedby colic surgery (85) and upper airway surgery (45). Twenty out of 585 horses were either euthanized or died duringand/or after anesthesia. Among those twenty horses, fourteen horses received colic surgery, three received orthopedicsurgery, and three others received upper airway surgery. The major causes of mortality were rupture of intestine incolic surgery and airway obstruction during recovery in upper airway surgery. Myopathy, refracture, laminitis werethe causes of mortality in orthopedic surgery. Consequently, the horses that received colic and upper airway surgeriesshowed significantly high mortality rate rather than horses that received orthopedic surgery (p < 0.01). According tothe results, horses that received colic surgery showed the highest mortality rate from euthanasia due to poor and graveprognosis. To reduce the perioperative mortality of horses, it is recommended to perform perioperative intensive carefor colic surgery and careful monitoring for upper airway surgery during recovery.
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KEYWORD
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general, inhalation, anesthesia, mortality, horse
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