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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether anesthesia type (sedation or general anesthesia) affects kid survival to discharge in caprine cesarean sections (C-sections).
ANIMALS
Retrospective cohort of 99 caprine C-sections (2011–2021).
PROCEDURES
All surgeries were performed via left flank laparotomy in right lateral recumbency. The number of kids alive at presentation, surgery, and discharge was recorded. Kids that were dead on presentation or euthanized intraoperatively were excluded. Goats were classified as “healthy” (American Society of Anesthesiologists status ≤ 2) or “sick” (≥ 3).
RESULTS
Kid survival was significantly higher for C-sections performed under sedation (47/52 [90%]) than for C-sections performed under general anesthesia (16/24 [66%]; P = .004). Relative risk was 1.4 and odds ratio was 4.7.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE
Performing C-sections in sedated goats may improve kid survival rates over those under general anesthesia.
