A retrospective study of peritoneal fluids in cows with abdominal disorders

Abstract

At the Clinic for Ruminants in Ljubljana, an investigation of peritoneal fluid in cows that stretched over 30 years was conducted. A total of 779 cows were studied; 444 had hardware disease, 212 had left abomasal displacement, 98 cows had right abomasal displacement with or without abomasal torsion, and 25 cows had problems with the uterus. Abdominocentesis, macroscopic and microscopic examination of peritoneal fluid (physical appearance, differantion to transudate/exudates, cytological characteristics) offered valuable diagnostic information. On the basis of the results of 779 laboratory examinations, we have come to the conclusion that abdominal fluid is of significant diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic value for several acute and chronic abdominal diseases. .Na Klinici za prezivare u Ljubljani, vrsena su ispitivanja peritonealne tecnosti kod krava tokom 30 godina. Ispitano je ukupno 779 krava: 444 krave su imale traumatski retikuloperitonitis, 212 je imalo levu dislokaciju sirista, 98 krava je imalo desnu dislokaciju sirista, sa ili bez torzije sirista, i 25 krava je imalo probleme sa matericom. Abdominocenteza, makroskopska i mikroskopska istrazivanja peritonealne tecnosti (fizicki izgled, diferencijacija na transudat/eksudat, citoloske karakteristike) pruzili su dragocenu dijagnosticku informaciju. Na osnovu rezultata 779 laboratorijskih ispitivanja zakljucili smo da abdominalna tecnost ima znacajnu vrednost kod postavljanja dijagnoze, odredjivanja terapije i prognoze kod nekoliko akutnih i hronicnih bolesti abdomena.