Nostell, Katarina
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Background It is highly desirable to assess the probability of survival in sick neonatal foals upon admission. The foal survival score (FSS) is a published scoring system used to estimate the probability of survival in hospitalized neonatal foals Five-hundred ninety hospitalized neonatal foals = 2 infectious or inflammatory sites, blood glucose concentration, and total white blood cell counts were significantly associated with nonsurvival (P = 6, resulting in sensitivity 78%, specificity 58%, 92% positive predictive value, and 31% negative predictive value. The test performed equally well in foals = 6, the FSS performed moderately well and may aid in early determination of prognosis for survival. However, the FSS did perform differently in another population and therefore should be assessed under local conditions so that its diagnostic potential is not overestimated.
Keywords
equine; foal survival score; nonsurvival; outcome; prognosis
Published in
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
2019, volume: 33, number: 3, pages: 1507-1513
Publisher: WILEY
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Clinical Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15487
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/100921