In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?

The quality of evidence in equids is insufficient to direct clinical practice aside from the following:The use of antiseptic solution to lavage the abdomen causes inflammation and is detrimental to the patient.For peritonitis caused by Actinobacillus eq...

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Main Author:	Sarah Scott Smith
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	RCVS Knowledge 2017-11-01
Series:	Veterinary Evidence
Subjects:	equine peritonitis lavage antibiotic
Online Access:	https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/135

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spelling	doaj-b44e33654ab348d884507ff3fd1ae4e42020-11-24T21:33:06ZengRCVS KnowledgeVeterinary Evidence2396-97762017-11-012410.18849/ve.v2i4.13599In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?Sarah Scott Smith0Equine Referral Hospital Langford Veterinary Services Langford BS40 5DU<p>The quality of evidence in equids is insufficient to direct clinical practice aside from the following:</p><p>The use of antiseptic solution to lavage the abdomen causes inflammation and is detrimental to the patient.</p><p>For peritonitis caused by Actinobacillus equuli, treatment with antibiotics alone may be sufficient. A variety of antibiotics were used in the two reported studies.</p><br /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access" /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed" />https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/135equineperitonitislavageantibiotic
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title	In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?
title_short	In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?
title_full	In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?
title_fullStr	In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?
title_full_unstemmed	In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?
title_sort	in adult horses with septic peritonitis, does peritoneal lavage combined with antibiotic therapy compared to antibiotic therapy alone improve survival rates?
publisher	RCVS Knowledge
series	Veterinary Evidence
issn	2396-9776
publishDate	2017-11-01
description	<p>The quality of evidence in equids is insufficient to direct clinical practice aside from the following:</p><p>The use of antiseptic solution to lavage the abdomen causes inflammation and is detrimental to the patient.</p><p>For peritonitis caused by Actinobacillus equuli, treatment with antibiotics alone may be sufficient. A variety of antibiotics were used in the two reported studies.</p><br /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access" /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed" />
topic	equine peritonitis lavage antibiotic
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In Adult Horses With Septic Peritonitis, Does Peritoneal Lavage Combined With Antibiotic Therapy Compared to Antibiotic Therapy Alone Improve Survival Rates?

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