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. 2019 Feb;60(2):193-196.

Plasma transfusions in horses with typhlocolitis/colitis

Luis G Arroyo  1 , William Sears  1 , Diego E Gomez  1
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Plasma transfusions in horses with typhlocolitis/colitis

Luis G Arroyo et al. Can Vet J. 2019 Feb.

Abstract
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The outcome of treatment of horses with plasma for typhlocolitis/colitis at the Ontario Veterinary College-Health Sciences Centre was evaluated. Horses with typhlocolitis/colitis that received a plasma transfusion had higher odds of dying than did non-transfused horses. The clinical usefulness of transfusing plasma to hospitalized hypoproteinemic horses is questioned.

Transfusions de plasma chez les chevaux atteints de typhlocolite/colite. Les résultats du traitement des chevaux à l’aide de plasma pour la typhlocolite/colite au Health Sciences Centre de l’Ontario Veterinary College ont été évalués. Les chevaux atteints de typhlocolite/colite qui avaient reçu une transfusion de plasma présentaient une probabilité accrue de décès par rapport aux chevaux qui n’avaient pas reçu une transfusion. L’utilité clinique de la transfusion de plasma aux chevaux hypoprotéinémiques hospitalisés est remise en question.(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières).

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Total plasma protein concentrations of surviving (A) and non-surviving (B) diarrheic horses before and after plasma transfusion.
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