Table 3.

Significant factors for mortality in cats hospitalized at a veterinary teaching hospital soft tissue surgery service after multivariable analysis

Risk factor	OR description	Univariable	Multivariable	P value
ASA status	Per 1 increase in score	2.8 (1.7–4.7)	2.7 (1.6–4.7)	<0.001
Emergency	Yes vs No	3.5 (1.6–7.9)	3.0 (1.4–7.0)	0.006

Data are odds ratio (95% confidence interval) unless otherwise indicated. Because of the exclusion of cases with missing data, the above analyses represent 454 cases with 29 deaths

ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists