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Peritoneal fluid analysis in dairy cows suffering from peritonitis
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Reza
Safarchi1, Aria Badiei2, Mohammad Gholi Nadalian1
and Hesam Addin Seifi3 |
*1Department of Clinical Sciences, Collage of
Veterinary Medicine, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad
University, Tehran, Iran;
2Department of
Large Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic
Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, Iran;
3Department of Clinical Sciences, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Abstract |
Peritonitis is an
inflammatory process which involves the peritoneal cavity and its serous
surfaces (the peritoneum). The purpose of this study was to analyze the
peritoneal fluid in dairy cows suffering from peritonitis. In the
control case study, 45 dairy cows were selected from the dairy farms in
Tehran Province. Eighteen cows that showed no sign of peritonitis were
considered for the control group (C) and the remaining 27 were divided
into two groups: the group with peritonitis (A, n=21) and the group
suffering from some miscellaneous disorders (B, n=6) in abdominal cavity
(displacement of the abomasum, ascites, as well as liver and spleen
abscesses). In the peritoneal fluid analysis, only one case in group (A)
had traditional indicators of peritonitis and, in the remaining cows,
other measures of inflammation (changes in cellular composition) were
observed. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square for
qualitative data and Kruskal-Wallis, ANOVA, and ROC curve for the
quantitative ones. Finally, it was found that peritoneal fluid analysis
does not have the required efficiency for the diagnosis of peritonitis
in many cases and to reach the diagnosis with high accuracy and validity
in bovine peritonitis, simultaneous use of laparoscopy and
abdominocentesis is recommended.
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Keywords:
Laparoscopy; peritonitis;
abdominocentesis; dairy Cow |
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To cite this article:
Safarchi R, A Badiei, MG Nadalian and HA Seifi, 2015.
Peritoneal fluid analysis
in dairy cows suffering from peritonitis.
Res.
Opin.
Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(8): 353-359. |
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