Table 1 Results of descriptive data analyses comparing the two study cohorts
Diagnosis/types of small intestinal anastomosis/prokinetic drugs/postoperative reflux | 2004–2006 admission years | 2012–2014 admission years | χ2 p value | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Horses diagnosed with small intestinal lesions | 195 (60.6) | 147 (55.7) | 0.23 | 342 (58.4) |
Common diagnosis categories | ||||
Pedunculated lipoma obstruction | 52 (25.7) | 39 (26.5) | 0.98 | 91 (26.6) |
Idiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis | 14 (7.2) | 29 (19.7) | 0.001 | 43 (12.6) |
Epiploic foramen entrapment | 29 (14.9) | 14 (9.52) | 0.14 | 43 (12.6) |
Ileal impaction | 11(3.2) | 13 (3.8) | 0.7 | 24 (7) |
Equine grass sickness (EGS) | 15 (7.7) | 9 (6.1) | 0.6 | 24 (7) |
Horses undergoing intestinal resection and anastomosis (EGS cases excluded) | 115 (63.9) | 56 (41.8) | <0.001 | 171 (54.5) |
Side-to-side jejunocaecal anastomosis | 42 (24.3) | 12 (9) | 0.001 | 54 (17.2) |
Side-to-side ileocecal anastomosis | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | - | 3 (0.96) |
Side-to-side jejunojejunal anastomosis | 4 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | - | 4 (1.3) |
End-to-end jejunoileal anastomosis | 9 (5) | 15 (11.2) | 0.04 | 24 (7.6) |
End-to-end jejunojejunal anastomosis | 57 (31.7) | 29 (21.6) | 0.049 | 86 (27.4) |
Prokinetic drugs used (EGS cases excluded) | ||||
Lidocaine CRI intraoperatively | 25 (16.1) | 86 (62.3) | <0.001 | 111 (37.9) |
Lidocaine CRI postoperatively | 7 (4) | 102 (73.9) | <0.001 | 109 (34.8) |
Metoclopramide | 1 (0.6) | 9 (6.5) | - | 10 (3.2) |
Erythromycin | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.07) | - | 7 (2.2) |
Lidocaine CRI plus Metoclopramide | 0 (0.0) | 8 (5.8) | - | 8 (2.5) |
Postoperative reflux (EGS cases excluded) | 30 (16.7) | 48 (34.8) | <0.001 | 78 (24.5) |