Table 1. Pre- and postoperative clinical parameters of the cats with sternal dislocation that underwent surgery.
| Clinical parameters | Reference range | Case 1 | Case 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 28 | Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 35 | ||
| RR (breath/min) | 20–30 | 56 | 35 | 32 | 54 | 34 | 30 |
| Heart rate (beat/min) | 140–200 | 168 | 173 | 178 | 225 | 188 | 182 |
| pH | 7.21–7.41 | 7.29 | 7.38 | 7.25 | 7.35 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| pCO2 (mmHg) | 28–50 | 39.4 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 33 | 34.1 | 40.1 |
| pO2 (mmHg) | 24–48 | 73 | 52 | 71 | 43 | 61 | 74.2 |
| Na+ | 148–157 | 161 (H) | 159 (H) | 155 | 157 | 157 | 148 |
| K+ | 3.3–4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 (H) | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Cl− | 117–127 | 123 | 120 | 125 | 116 | 118 | 113 |
| Ca2+ | 1.11–1.38 | 1.4 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.3 | 1.24 |
| HCO3− | 21–28 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 17.9 | 14 | 21 |
| cBase (B) | −2–3 | −7.4 | −1.4 | −6.3 | −6.3 | −12.2 | −13.2 |
| cBASE (B, ox) | −2–3 | −7.6 | −1.8 | −7.5 | −6.8 | −12.5 | −10.2 |
| Angap (mmol/l) | 7–16 | 22.8 | 16.3 | 9.9 | 23.1 | 25.0 | 14.0 |
| Osm (mOsm/l) | 290–330 | 325 | 321 | 310 | 312 | 320 | 296 |
| Lactate (mmol/l) | 0–2.7 | 5.2 (H) | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 (H) | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Hct (%) | 24–55 | 34.4 | 32.6 | 35.2 | 34.9 | 36.4 | 37.2 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 8–15 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 13 | 13.2 |
| RBC ×106µl) | 5–11 | 8.36 | 8.21 | 7.41 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| WBC (×103µl) | 5.5–19.5 | 35.09 (H) | 8.11 | 10.2 | 21.48 (H) | 20.4 | 14.2 |
| Neutrophil (×103µl) | 2.5–12.8 | 28.67 | 23.67 | 11.2 | 20.14 (H) | 16.96 | 10.23 |
| Monocyte (×103µl) | 0.2–2 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.31 |
| PLT (×103µl) | 150–500 | 599 | 667 | 281 | 326 | 273 | 272 |
| MPV (fl) | 5–20 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 |
| CK (U/l) | 49–688 | 721 (H) | 692 (H) | 651 (H) | 4,032 (H) | 1,002 (H) | 701 (H) |
| ALT (U/l) | 12–130 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 138 | 102 | 108 |
| ALP (U/l) | 14–111 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 21 | 31 |
| AST (U/l) | 6–44 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 105 (H) | 144 (H) | 64 (H) |
| cTnI (ng/ml) | 0–0.09 | 0.06 | - | - | 1.06 (H) | 0.23 | 0.09 |
| TP (mg/dl) | 5.7–8.9 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Albumin (mg/dl) | 2.2–4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| BUN (mg/dl) | 16–36 | 17.5 | 31.2 | 15.2 | 11 | 30.8 | 13 |
| CRE (mg/dl) | 0.8–2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 74–159 | 117 | 176 (H) | 144 | 131 | 137 | 135 |
RR, respiratory rate; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen; Hct, hematocrit; Hb, hemoglobin; RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell; PLT, platelets; MPV, mean platelet volume; Angap, anionic gap; Osm, osmolality; CRE, creatinine; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CK, creatinine kinase; cTnI, cardiac troponin-I; TP, total protein; H, higher than reference level. In the first case, the data presented here include pre- and post-SD correction.