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Does treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and pericardial lavage improve survival in horses with septic pericarditis?
Does treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and pericardial lavage improve survival in horses with septic pericarditis?
Treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and pericardial lavage via an indwelling catheter can result in survival and return to athletic performance in horses with septic pericarditis.
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Case reports suggest survival with antibiotics and lavage in equine septic pericarditis; leaves open need for controlled trials.
Bernard et al. (1990) studied this question.
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