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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Postanesthetic myonecrosis in horses.

Journal:
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
Year:
1981
Authors:
Friend, S C
Species:
horse

Plain-English summary

Two horses sadly died after undergoing surgery due to a serious condition called myonecrosis, which is the death of muscle tissue. The researchers looked at various blood tests and tissue samples to understand what happened and compared their findings to similar cases reported before. Unfortunately, the outcome was not favorable, as both horses did not survive.

Abstract

Two horses died of massive myonecrosis following surgery. The hematological, biochemical and pathological changes are described and compared with those previously reported in the literature.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7337914/