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  • Title: Base excess as a prognostic and diagnostic indicator in cows with abomasal volvulus or right displacement of the abomasum.
    Author: Simpson DF, Erb HN, Smith DF.
    Journal: Am J Vet Res; 1985 Apr; 46(4):796-7. PubMed ID: 4014828.
    Abstract:
    The case records of 102 cows with abomasal volvulus and 71 cows with right-side displacement of the abomasum (RDA) were examined to determine whether the preoperative base-excess concentration of the extracellular fluid could be used both as a prognostic indicator for post-operative recovery in cattle with abomasal volvulus and as an aid in differentiating between abomasal volvulus and RDA. The survival rate of cows with abomasal volvulus decreased as the base excess concentration decreased (P = 0.08); the lowest survival rate was observed in cows with base excess less than or equal to -0.1 mEq/L. There was a significant difference (0.01 less than P less than 0.025) among base excess ranges between abomasal volvulus and RDA. All cows with preoperative base-excess concentrations less than or equal to -5.0 mEq/L had abomasal volvulus, rather than RDA.
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