Respiratory system – Horses – EBVM in Practice

Respiratory system – horses

Dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP)
Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH)
Inflammatory airway disease
Rhodococcus equi
Strangles

ACVIM	American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge

Dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP)

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

A systematic review of the efficacy of interventions for dynamic intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate – Allen et al., (2011)

Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EPIH)

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage in horses – ACVIM (2015)

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of furosemide for exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage in Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses – Sullivan et al. (2014)

Inflammatory airway disease

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Inflammatory airway disease of horses – ACVIM (2016)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Inhaled corticosteroids versus systemic corticosteroids in adult horses with severe asthma – VE (2018)

Inhaled immunotherapy versus environmental management when treating equine asthma – VE (2021)

Rhodococcus equi

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of infections caused by Rhodococcus equi in foals – ACVIM (2011)

Strangles

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Streptococcus equi infections in horses: Guidelines for treatment, control and prevention of strangles – ACVIM (2018)