Abstract
The results of preoperative examination, surgical intervention and the outcome of 50 cases of acute abdominal crisis in the horse are presented. Pre‐surgical parameters discussed in this correlative study include duration of the condition prior to sergery, pulse rate, packed cell volume (PCV), abdominal distention, intestinal motility and tympany, rectal findings, reflux of fluid after passage of a nasogastric tube, and abdominal paracentesis. A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of each clinical parameter in deciding that a case was surgical, arriving at a specific pre‐surgical diagnosis, and in giving a prognosis. Rectal examination was the single most useful diagnostic tool. Reflux of gastric fluid through the nasogastric tube usually indicated obstruction of the small intestine.
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