Senior Jonathan Mark
Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, South Wirral CH64 7TE, UK.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2013 Apr;29(1):1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2012.11.007. Epub 2012 Dec 23.
General anesthesia in horses carries an increased risk of morbidity and mortality compared with other species. In recent years the number and complexity of epidemiologic studies in equine anesthesia has increased. The ability to interpret such studies and understand epidemiologic terminology is vital for veterinarians for them to make potential improvements to their anesthetic practice and to allow them to communicate effectively the findings of such studies to colleagues and owners. This article provides the equine clinician with a basic understanding of the methodologies that can be used in observational epidemiologic studies, and reviews the literature on equine anesthetic morbidity, mortality, and risk.
与其他物种相比，马的全身麻醉具有更高的发病和死亡风险。近年来，马麻醉领域的流行病学研究数量和复杂性都有所增加。对于兽医来说，解读此类研究并理解流行病学术语的能力至关重要，这有助于他们改进麻醉实践，并能有效地将此类研究结果与同事和马主进行沟通。本文为马临床医生提供了对可用于观察性流行病学研究方法的基本理解，并综述了有关马麻醉发病率、死亡率和风险的文献。
