Table 1.
Means ± standard deviations of age, weight, and surgical and anaesthetic recovery times (in minutes otherwise stated) in bitches submitted to unilateral mastectomy under tumescent anaesthesia (GT) or IV fentanyl bolus (GF) (‡ difference between groups)
|
Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GT | GF | P value | |
| Age (years) |
11.1 ± 2.16 |
9.7 ± 2.33 |
0.088 |
| Weight (kg) |
14.0 ± 10.43 |
13.14 ± 8.60 |
0.79 |
| Total surgery time |
77 ± 28 |
92 ± 28 |
0.25 |
| Mammary gland excision time |
30 ± 22 |
49 ± 19 |
0.02‡ |
| Suture time |
47 ± 11 |
43 ± 12 |
0.51 |
| Time to extubation |
6 ± 3 |
6 ± 3 |
0.88 |
| Time to raising head |
16 ± 21 |
7 ± 5 |
0.22 |
| Time to sternal recumbence |
45 ± 41 |
23 ± 18 |
0.15 |
| Time to standing |
105 ± 80 |
68 ± 51 |
0.23 |
| Time for removal of the suture (days) | 13 ± 1 | 14 ± 3 | 0.68 |