Table 2.

Times measured in 42 dogs undergoing LOHE with glove port^a

Procedure	Mean	SD	Median	Range from	Range to
Assembly of the glove port	1.62	0.73	1.5	0.5	3
Skin incision and insertion of the Alexis wound‐retractor	3.45	1.31	3	0.5	7
Installation of glove port and initiation of pneumoperitoneum until 10 mmHg	1.01	0.34	1	0.5	2
Grasping of the left ovary and mobilization	2.44	1.07	2	1	5
Grasping of the right ovary and mobilization	2.69	1.93	2	1	10
Deinstallation of glove port, retrieval of ovaries and uterus, and cutting the cervix	3.02	1.45	2.75	1	8
Extraction of Alexis wound‐retractor	0.93	0.42	1	0.5	2.5
Closure of surgical wound	5.2	2.4	4	2	14
Total surgical duration from initiation of the port until removal of the port	15.89	4.58	14	9.5	26
Total operation time from skin incision to closure	25.73	6.12	24	17.5	39.5

Abbreviation: LOHE, laparoscopic‐assisted ovariohysterectomy.

^aAll times are in minutes.