Table 2.

Cerebrospinal fluid cytological findings in horses with indwelling subarachnoid space catheters (n = 5).

Horse number	Total nucleated cell count (/μl) Placement	Total nucleated cell count (/μl) 24 h	Total nucleated cell count (/μl) 48 h	Total nucleated cell count (/μl) 72 h	P value
2	6	–	–	4	–
3	1	2	0	1	–
4	7	4	5	5	–
5	3	2	–	5	–
6	6	4	–	0	–
Mean (n)	4.6 (5)	3 (4)	2.5 (2)	3 (5)	0.92*
Horse number	CSF protein (mg/dl) Placement	CSF protein (mg/dl) 24 h	CSF protein (mg/dl) 48 h	CSF protein (mg/dl) 72 h	P value
2	60	–	–	40	–
3	40	50	50	70	–
4	20	20	10	10	–
5	50	40	–	40	–
6	80	10	–	8	–
Mean (n)	50 (5)	30 (4)	30 (2)	34 (5)	>0.99*

^*Not significant (P > 0.05).