Data Collection for the Fourth Multicentre Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Equine Fatalities (CEPEF4) Study: New Technology and Preliminary Results

It is almost 20 years since the largest observational, multicentre study evaluating risks of mortality associated with general anaesthesia in horses. We proposed an internet-based method to collect data (cleaned and analysed R) a multicentre, cohort, analytical, longitudinal prospective evaluate peri-operative equine mortality. The objective was report usefulness method, illustrated preliminary data, including outcomes for horses seven days after undergoing certain procedures using standing sedation. Within six months, from 6701 under 1955 sedations 69 centres were collected. results showed (i) utility method; also, that (ii) overall rate within seven-day outcome period 1.0%. In other than exploratory laparotomy colic (“noncolics”), lower, 0.6%, “colics” it higher, at 3.4%. For sedations, 0.2%. Finally, (iii) we present some descriptive demonstrate new developments previous CEPEF2. conclusion, clearly still die unexpectedly when or Our suitable case collection future studies.