Table-5.

Therapeutic management of colic in horses.

Treatments	Recovered (n = 212)	Died (n = 5)	χ2	p-value	OR	RR
Gastric intubation
No	2	5	153.54	0.00***	n/a	0.01
Yes	210	0				n/a
Administration of Vitamin B complex
No	8	3	32.09	0.00***	0.03	0.06
Yes	204	2				2.41
Administration of NSAIDs
No	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yes	212	5				n/a
Combination of analgesics
No	118	4	1.18	0.28	0.31	0.69
Yes	94	1				2.22
Fluid therapy
No	0	1	42.59	0.00***	n/a	n/a
Yes	212	4				1.25

Significant at *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001. n = Number of samples, χ²=Chi-square, OR=Odds ratio, RR=Relative risk, n/a=Not applicable, NSAIDs=Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs