SERUM AND PERITONEAL FLUID BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF HORSES SUBMITTED TO INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION

Authors

  • Paula Alessandra Di Filippo Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Aracele Elisane Alves Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Larissa Correia Hermeto Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Aureo Evangelista Santana Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v13i4.14105

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Abstract

Twenty-four horses were distributed into four different groups, instrumented control (GI), duodenum obstruction (GII), ileum obstruction (GIII) and large colon obstruction (GIV). Serum and peritoneal fluid analysis of aspartate aminotransferase, creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, inorganic phosphorus and lactate were measured. Samples were collected one hour before the surgical procedure (T0); 3 hours after the obstruction (T3ob), 1, 3, 12, 24, 120 and 168 hours after the beginning of reperfusion/deobstruction. Duodenal (GII) and ileum (GIII) obstructions changed serum and peritoneal fluid  biochemical analysis. However, only lactate, lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase and inorganic phosphorus concentrations were abnormal in peritoneal fluid three hours after the obstruction. The biochemical analysis of peritoneal fluid allowed a faster diagnostic of intestinal alterations than the serum analysis; hence it should be prioritized when pre-operatory colic assessment is carried out.
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; colic; equine.

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Published

2012-12-14

How to Cite

FILIPPO, Paula Alessandra Di; ALVES, Aracele Elisane; HERMETO, Larissa Correia; SANTANA, Aureo Evangelista. SERUM AND PERITONEAL FLUID BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF HORSES SUBMITTED TO INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 4, p. 504–511, 2012. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v13i4.14105. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/14105. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.

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Veterinary Medicine