TY - JOUR AU - Brown, Honoria PY - 2019/10/16 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Can changes in hoof wall temperature and digital pulse pressure be used to predict laminitis onset? JF - Veterinary Evidence JA - VE VL - 4 IS - 4 SE - Knowledge Summaries DO - 10.18849/ve.v4i4.253 UR - https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/253 SP - AB - <p><strong>PICO question</strong></p><p>In horses and ponies at risk of laminitis, does the use of hoof wall temperature and digital pulse pressure as diagnostic techniques for acute laminitis provide a method of detecting acute laminitis in the prodromal stage?</p><p><strong>Clinical bottom line</strong></p><ul><li>A palpable bilateral increase in forelimb hoof temperature maintained for longer than half a day may indicate that the horse is 18–­24 hours from acute laminitis onset.</li><li>A period of increased digital pulse may also be expected up to 11 hours prior to onset.</li><li>Further studies using larger and more representative cohorts are required to confirm the accuracy of the times at which such changes can be expected.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access"> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed"></p> ER -