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ct-9285	Gianino, Giuliana ; Kopper, Jamie ; Troy, Jarrod ; Kersh, Kevin ; Farrell, Alanna ; Wu, Eleas ; Yaeger, Michael ; Merkatoris, Paul ; Johnson, Katheryn ; Beachler, Theresa 	Uroperitoneum in a preparturient mare	2022	4	.pdf	application/pdf	3279	161	50	A nasogas- tric tube was passed with no net reflux and a CRI of lidocaine (0.04 mg/kg/minute) was reinitiated; after treatment mare ap- peared more comfortable and passed adequate feces. Duration of preg- nancy in Thoroughbred mares ranged from 306 to 390 days with a mean length of 347 days.14 Approximately 5 days prior to parturition in horses, maturation of the fetal hypothalam- ic-pituitary-adrenal axis and a marked rise in fetal cortisol concentrations are responsible for a final wave of maturation of multiple organ systems that prepare the foal for extrauter- ine life.15,16 Maternal dexamethasone treatment has been used to mimic this rise in cortisol and hasten fetal maturity prior to induced parturition or Caesarean section, to improve foal sur- vivability in the postnatal period; however, reduced postnatal growth rate or adrenal suppression have sometimes been re- ported after corticosteroid use after 320 days of pregnancy.17,18 A typical protocol is to give 100 mg of dexamethasone intra- muscularly to the mare once daily for 3 - 4 days after 320 days of pregnancy; however this is not always possible to achieve in cases where the mare’s or fetus’s clinical condition acute- ly worsens or warrants immediate delivery.17,18	cache/ct-9285.pdf	txt/ct-9285.txt