Assessment of the microvascular perfusion using sidestream dark-field imaging in healthy newborn foals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different methods to measure tissue perfusion are available in equine neonatology, but they are not representative of microvascular derangements.

Objective

To evaluate the feasibility of the sidestream dark-field (SDF) capillaroscopy to visualize the capillary microvasculature in conscious newborn foals, the differences between two imaging sites and times of measurements, and the measurements' reproducibility.

Methods

Seventeen healthy newborn foals were enrolled. Three sites at the upper and lower lip mucosa were assessed by SDF, using a hand-held capiscope, at 24 h and at 4-5 days after birth. Videos were assessed independently by two observers for quality and for semiquantitative calculation of microvascular parameters, including vascular density (VD), m

SUBMITTER: Freccero F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857114 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature