Table 2.
Laboratory findings of dogs treated conservatively and surgically for SEE at the time of admission to the referral hospital.
All dogs | Conservatively treated | Surgically treated | P-value | |
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Anemia | 9/34 (26.5%) | 6/19 (31.6%) | 3/15 (20%) | 0.697 |
Mean leukocyte count ( × 109/L) | 17.7 | 16.5 | 18.3 | 0.425 |
Positive urine culture | 2/16 (12.5%) | 2/15 (13.3%) | 0/1 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
Positive blood culture | 7/11 (63.6%) | 5/8 (62.5%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 1.000 |