Effects of abdominocentesis technique on peritoneal fluid and clinical variables in horses

Summary Eleven healthy horses underwent 5 repeated abdominocenteses, with either a sharp‐tipped spinal needle or a blunt‐tipped teat cannula to investigate possible differences in success rate, sample volume, depth at which a sample was obtained, length of procedure, complications and cytological va...

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Published in:Equine veterinary education 2014-05, Vol.26 (5), p.262-268
Main Authors: Duesterdieck-Zellmer, K. F., Riehl, J. H., McKenzie, E. C., Firshman, A. M, Payton, M. E., Gorman, M. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abdominocentesis
Blood
cannula
horse
Horses
Medical research
needle
technique
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Summary:Summary Eleven healthy horses underwent 5 repeated abdominocenteses, with either a sharp‐tipped spinal needle or a blunt‐tipped teat cannula to investigate possible differences in success rate, sample volume, depth at which a sample was obtained, length of procedure, complications and cytological variables. Variables were analysed with a repeated‐measures ANOVA or Fisher's exact test (α = 0.05). Success rate, sample volume, length of procedure, occurrence of haemorrhage during the procedure and incidence of grossly visible blood contamination were not different between techniques or over time. Depth at which samples were obtained was greater using a cannula than a needle (P
ISSN:0957-7734
2042-3292
DOI:10.1111/eve.12155