TABLE 5.
Treatment response and outcome of 146 dogs with immune‐mediated hematologic disorder (IMHD), in which the treatment included mTPE (n = 17) or was limited to immunosuppressive treatment (controls, n = 129)
IMHA (n = 94) | mTPE (n = 12) | Controls (n = 82) | P |
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No response | 2 (17%) | 29 (35%) | .33 (responders vs nonresponders) |
Partial response | 5 (42%) | 42 (51%) | |
Complete response | 5 (42%) | 11 (13%) | |
Survivors | 10 (83%) | 57 (70%) | .5 (survivors vs nonsurvivors) |
Nonsurvivors [death/euthanasia] | 2 (17%) [1/1] | 25 (30%) [3/22] |
IMT (n = 76) | mTPE (n = 10) | Controls (n = 66) | |
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No response | 2 (20%) | 20 (30%) | .71 (responders vs nonresponders) |
Partial response | 0 (0%) | 7 (11%) | |
Complete response | 8 (80%) | 39 (59%) | |
Survivors | 8 (80%) | 41 (62%) | .48 (survivors vs nonsurvivors) |
Nonsurvivors [death/euthanasia] | 2 (20%) [1/1] | 25 (38%) [6/19] |