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Table 3 Comparison of use of diagnostic tests in 194 critical cases of colic and 624 non-critical cases

From: Prospective study of the primary evaluation of 1016 horses with clinical signs of abdominal pain by veterinary practitioners, and the differentiation of critical and non-critical cases

 

Non-critical

Critical

Significance

Rectal examination

72.7 % (454/624)

83.9 % (162/193)

P ≤ 0.002

Nasogastric intubation

34.0 % (207/608)

47.9 % (91/190)

P ≤ 0.001

Blood sample

16.3 % (99/606)

22.8 % (43/189)

P < 0.05

Abdominal paracentesis

5.7 % (34/597)

15.2 % (29/191)

P < 0.0001

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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147