Differentiated prognosis in the colicky horse
Ebert, R.
Tierarztliche Praxis 23(5): 475-480
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-6286 PMID: 8585061 Document Number: 450199
In a retrospective study on 271 horses with colic the prediction about the outcome of the disease was made by a discriminating analysis. The best combination of quantitative prognostic parameters was capillary refill time, hematocrit, lactate and anion gap, with 90% correct predictions. In comparison with individually prognostic parameters, the combined prognosis constantly reached a higher percentage of correct predictions, the exact value resulting in 89%. Moreover, survival was better predictable than death.