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Acute normovolaemic haemodilution in a C lydesdale gelding prior to partial resection of the left ventral concha under general anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Thompson K. R.,
Rioja E.,
Bardell D.,
Dugdale A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12307
Subject(s) - medicine , general anaesthesia , sedation , anesthesia , autologous blood , horse , surgery , blood volume , paleontology , biology
Summary A 16‐year‐old C lydesdale gelding underwent oral extraction of tooth 210 under standing sedation with partial resection of the left ventral concha under general anaesthesia 4 days later. Due to the highly vascular nature of the surgical site, significant intraoperative haemorrhage was anticipated. A lack of compatible donor horses confirmed by crossmatching prompted an autologous donation of 6 l of blood and acute normovolaemic haemodilution using a gelatine solution immediately prior to surgery. Intraoperative haemorrhage was estimated at 5% circulating volume and autologous transfusion was commenced once haemostasis was confirmed. The horse recovered uneventfully from general anaesthesia and surgery. To our knowledge this is the first report of acute normovolaemic haemodilution used in a clinical equine case.