TABLE 4.

Physiologic and laboratory variables and their changes associated with 43 mTPE treatments in 17 dogs with immune‐mediated hematological disorders

Variable	n (before/after)	Before mTPE	After mTPE	P
HR (bpm)	42/42	82 (71‐110)	101 (73‐123)	.12
Temperature (°C)	41/40	38.2 (37.9‐38.6)	38.2 (37.8‐38.4)	.38
BW (kg)	37/37	16.6 (5.4‐31.3)	16.8 (5.6‐31.5)	<.001*
ΔBW (kg)	37	0.200 (0.060‐0.600)
SBP (mmHg)	43/42	140 (128‐150)	140 (130‐157)	.29
Hematocrit (L/L)	43/43	0.19 (0.16‐0.27)	0.22 (0.19‐0.25)	.01*
Albumin (g/dL)	43/43	2.44 (2.22‐2.85)	2.29 (2.09‐2.45)	<.001*
Urea (mg/dL)	43/43	17.9 (13.7‐23.6)	16.0 (13.5‐21.0)	<.001*
Creatinine (mg/dL)	43/43	0.58 (0.42‐0.71)	0.58 (0.44‐0.71)	.27
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	18/9	1.7 (0.6‐17.4)	11.1 (1.4‐34.3)	.09
ΔBilirubin (mg/dL)	9	−4.2 (−8.8 to 0) reduction: 15% (0 to 42)
CRP (mg/dL)	22/12	24.6 (8.7‐44.8)	7.4 (1.1‐12.3)	.01*
pH	40/39	7.42 (7.40‐7.45)	7.39 (7.37‐7.42)	.008*
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	40/39	21.7 (20.0‐23.1)	21.7 (20.3‐23.3)	.55

Note: Data are presented as median (IQR).

Abbreviations: BW, body weight; CRP, C‐reactive protein; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

*Indicates a statistically significant difference