Critical Care of the Colic Patient: Monitoring, Fluid Therapy, and More

Abstract

A successful outcome to management of the critical colic patient is highly dependent on how the patient is monitored and treated, particularly, in the perioperative period. In this article, we will provide an update on monitoring techniques, advances in fluid therapy, nutrition management and pharmacotherapeutic agents, inclusive of pain monitoring and management, prokinetics, and management of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and the hypercoagulable state.

Keywords: Colic; Critical care; Diagnostic tests; Fluid therapy; Horse; Monitoring.