Variables Associated with Outcome in Dogs Undergoing Extrahepatic Biliary Surgery: 60 Cases (1988–2002)

Abstract

Septic bile peritonitis, preoperative elevated creatinine concentration, and immediate postoperative hypotension in dogs undergoing extrahepatic biliary tract surgery are associated with a poor clinical outcome. Adequate supportive care and monitoring in the perioperative period is critical to improve survival of dogs with extrahepatic biliary disease.