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. 2023 Mar 6;13(3):278–287. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.4

Table 2. Surgical variables in dogs and cats compared between EEA and SSA group.

Variable Dogs Cats
Overall EEA SSA p-value Overall EEA SSA p-value
Anesthesia time 200 minutes (70-340 minutes) 200 minutes (70-300 minutes) 210 minutes (80-340 minutes) 0.2195 175 minutes (100-280 minutes) 185 minutes (110-220 minutes) 125 (100-280 minutes) 0.1431
Excised tract length 28 cm (10-80 cm) 24 cm (10-80 cm) 30 cm (10-80 cm) 0.1611 15 cm (7-70 cm) 19 cm (10-70 cm) 12.5 cm (7-25 cm) 0.1582
Omental wrap or serosal patching 12/52 9/33 3/19 0.4985 7/16 5/10 2/6 0.6328
Peritoneal active Jackson-Pratt drainage 7/52 4/33 3/19 0.6966 0 0 0 0.5734
Intraoperative finding Moderate to severe diffuse peritoneal effusion 28/52 19/33 9/19 0.5684 5/16 4/10 1/6 0.5879
Intestinal ischemia or necrosis 24/52 17/33 7/19 0.3476 3/16 3/10 0 0.6766
Perforation of the intestinal wall 18/52 12/33 6/19 0.7714 3/16 2/10 1/6 0.8523
Intestinal mass 18/52 12/33 6/19 1.0000 9/16 6/10 3/6 0.5090
Bowel vascular thrombosis 8/52 5/33 3/19 0.4665 1/16 1/10 0 0.7621
Hemorrhage due to intestinal/mesenteric lacerations 5/52 2/33 3/19 0.3418 1/16 1/10 0 0.6345