Table 2.
Duration, start temperature and end temperature for the stages of preparation, surgery and recovery, as well as the P values for their comparison
| All | Preparation | Surgery | Recovery | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | |
| Chlorhexidine solution | 79 | 11 (6–15) | 101.5 (100.7–102.3) | 101.0 (100.4–102.1) | 30 (18–40) | 100.7 (100.0–101.9) | 99.2 (98.3–100.3) | 16 (10–24) | 98.9 (97.7–99.9) | 98.8 (98.1–99.5) |
| Isopropyl alcohol 70% | 78 | 12 (7–20) | 101.9 (101.0–102.7) | 101.4 (100.5–102.1) | 30 (19–44) | 101.0 (100.3–101.7) | 99.6 (98.7–100.4) | 12 (6–19) | 99.3 (98.2–100.4) | 98.9 (98.1–99.5) |
| P value | 0.3193 | 0.2306 | 0.4247 | 0.7269 | 0.9152 | 0.2199 | 0.0451 | 0.2574 | 0.8114 | |
| Weight <2.3 kg | Preparation | Surgery | Recovery | |||||||
| Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | ||
| Chlorhexidine solution | 20 | 14 (8–20) | 101.2 (99.9–101.7) | 100.4 (99.8–101.1) | 31 (25–40) | 99.9 (99.2–101.8) | 98.4 (96.8–99.0) | 25 (16–40) | 97.5 (96.0–98.6) | 98.2 (97.4–98.4) |
| Isopropyl alcohol 70% | 21 | 10 (7–19) | 101.6 (100.2–103.0) | 101.3 (100.2–102.3) | 37 (21–44) | 100.6 (100.0–101.6) | 99.1 (97.2–100.4) | 10 (4–16) | 98.8 (97.3–99.5) | 98.9 (97.8–99.5) |
| P value | 0.4457 | 0.2101 | 0.1076 | 0.6731 | 0.2321 | 0.0544 | 0.0015 | 0.0678 | 0.1039 | |
| Weight ⩾2.3 kg | Preparation | Surgery | Recovery | |||||||
| Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | Duration | Start temperature | End temperature | ||
| Chlorhexidine solution | 59 | 10 (6–15) | 101.8 (100.9–102.5) | 101.4 (100.6–102.3) | 30 (16–40) | 101.0 (100.3–102.1) | 99.5 (98.8–100.5) | 14 (7–20) | 99.2 (98.7–100.4) | 99.0 (98.0–100.0) |
| Isopropyl alcohol 70% | 57 | 13 (7–20) | 101.9 (101.2–102.6) | 101.5 (100.6–102.0) | 28 (15–44) | 101.0 (100.3–101.7) | 99.9 (98.9–100.4) | 14 (9–19) | 99.3 (98.5–100.5) | 98.9 (98.2–99.5) |
| P value | 0.1416 | 0.5269 | 0.9187 | 0.8682 | 0.6042 | 0.6836 | 0.9119 | 0.8294 | 0.3678 | |
Median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed data. Values for all cats, as well as cats broken down by weight <2.3 kg and ⩾2.3 kg. Significant P values shown in bold. Durations are given in mins, and temperatures are in °F