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Influence of antimicrobial prophylaxis in horses undergoing sutured castrations.
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- Environmental Occurrence of Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria in the Equine Anesthetic Induction and Recovery Box: A Single-Center Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Complications Following Orchiectomy in Stallions in Field Conditions: Descriptive Results and Predictors in a Study of 612 Cases.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Influence of antimicrobial prophylaxis in horses undergoing sutured castrations.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2025Article
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objectiveTo investigate the influence of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) on complication rates and surgical site infections (SSI) in horses undergoing sutured castration in a hospital setting. STUDY
designRetrospective chart review of a convenience sample. ANIMALS: A total of 220 colts and stallions admitted for sutured castration.
methodsMedical records of sutured castration were assessed for patient characteristics, perioperative and postoperative medications, and postoperative complications within 6 weeks after surgery. The effect of these variables on the occurrence of complications was analyzed using χ
resultsThe median age of horses included in the study was 3 years (range 1-14 years), and the overall complication rate was 10.0% (22/220). Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis was administered to 62% of the patients (136/220). There were no differences in the overall complication rates, with a 7.1% (6/84) complication rate among horses without SAP (SAP-) and an 11.8% (16/136) rate in those receiving SAP (SAP+) (p = .36). There was no association between the use of SAP and the probability of SSI, with an incidence of 3.6% in SAP- and 4.4% in SAP+ (3/84 and 6/136 respectively) (p = 1.0).
conclusionAdministering SAP did not influence the overall complication rate or the SSI rate following sutured castrations in a hospital setting. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: These findings prompt a reconsideration of the use of SAP for sutured castrations under aseptic conditions. The results may also serve as a basis for future randomized controlled trials.
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