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Table 1 The signalment, short- and long-term outcome and pre- and postoperative use of the operated horses

From: Long-term follow-up on recovery, return to use and sporting activity: a retrospective study of 236 operated colic horses in Finland (2006–2012)

Signalment

Small intestine (%a)

Large intestine (%a)

Total (n = 236)

Operated patients in total

72 (30.5%)

164 (69.5%)

236

Gender

 Mare

30 (25.9%)

86 (74.1%)

116 (49.2%)

 Gelding

23 (29.1%)

56 (70.9%)

79 (33.5%)

 Stallion

19 (46.3%)

22 (53.7%)

41 (17.4%)

Age group (years)

 0–14

58 (29.1%)

141 (70.9%)

199 (84.3%)

 Over 15

14 (37.8%)

23 (62.2%)

37 (15.7%)

Breed

 Warm blood

24 (26.4%)

67 (73.6%)

91 (38.6%)

 Finnhorse

19 (25.0%)

57 (75.0%)

76 (32.2%)

 Standardbred

17 (58.6%)

12 (41.4%)

29 (12.3%)

 Other horse breed

7 (25.0%)

21 (75.0%)

28 (11.9%)

 Pony

5 (41.7%)

7 (58.3%)

12 (5.1%)

Use of the horse

Preoperative (n = 135)

Postoperative (n = 135)

Ridden sport horse

48 (35.6%)

39 (28.9%)

Hobby horse

46 (34.1%)

54 (40.0%)

Harness racing

19 (14.1%)

20 (14.8%)

Young/in training

13 (9.6%)

1 (0.7%)

Breeding

8 (5.9%)

11 (8.1%)

Pasture/company horse

1 (0.7%)

4 (3.0%)

Retired/geriatric

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.7%)

Did not recover back to use

5 (3.7%)

Outcome

Small intestine (n = 72)

Large intestine (n = 164)

Total (n = 236)

Recovered from anesthesia

53 (73.6%)

142 (86.6%)

195 (82.6%)

 Euthanasia during operation

19 (26.4%)

22 (13.4%)

41 (17.4%)

 Death during hospitalization postop

15 (20.8%)

34 (20.7%)

49 (20.8%)

Discharged from hospital

38 (52.8%)

108 (65.9%)

146 (61.9%)

No information, long-term follow-upb

2 (2.8%)

6 (3.7%)

8 (3.4%)

No information after dischargec

1 (1.4%)

2 (1.2%)

3 (1.3%)

  1. Horses (n = 236) operated for colic between 2006 and 2012 in University of Helsinki, Equine Teaching Hospital, Finland
  2. aPercentages calculated out of the values in the Total-column
  3. bHorses whose owners could not be reached and therefore specific data on postsurgical convalescence could not be acquired. These horses were included in the survival analysis as the date and reason of death were available from the hospital records and national databases (Heppa® database of the Finnish Trotting Association Hippos, Helsinki, Finland)
  4. cHorses of which no records and information were available after discharge. These horses were excluded from all the statistical analyses