Table 5. BWBP parameters at all three examination time points in cats with FLAD.
| BWBP parameter | Unit | Day 0 | Day 14 | Day 60 | p | p day 0–14 | p day 0–60 | p day 14–60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | breaths/min | 61.8 (43.0–91.9) | 59.6 (36.6–83.8) | 61.2 (35.6–95.7) | 0.59 | n.a. | ||
| Ti | s | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | 0.59 | n.a. | ||
| Te | s | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 0.6 (0.5–1.1) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | 0.47 | n.a. | ||
| TV | ml | 23.0 (14.2–33.5) | 21.5 (15.6–27.6) | 20.9 (16.2–29.4) | 0.96 | n.a. | ||
| TV/BW | ml/kg | 4.8 (3.0–7.3) | 4.7 (3.2–8.0) | 4.8 (3.4–6.8) | 0.59 | n.a. | ||
| MV | ml/min | 1138.5 (989.9–1687.1) | 1192.4 (885.8–1487.9) | 1238.8 (956.3–1658.5) | 0.29 | n.a. | ||
| MV/BW | ml/min/kg | 261.9 (242.2–345.2) | 246.0 (201.2–301.2) | 253.6 (212.6–311.1) | 0.43 | n.a. | ||
| PIF | ml/s | 75.8 (66.3–108.2) | 78.5 (57.0–92.6) | 73.2 (67.5–93.2) | 0.29 | n.a. | ||
| PIF/BW | ml/s/kg | 17.9 (13.9–22.7) | 16.2 (13.5–20.8) | 16.4 (13.7–19.4) | 0.76 | n.a. | ||
| PEF | ml/s | 49.0 (45.2–74.6) | 48.6 (36.3–53.5) | 46.4 (39.0–58.6) | 0.29 | n.a. | ||
| PEF/BW | ml/s/kg | 11.4 (9.2–16.2) | 9.9 (9.0–11.2) | 10.2 (8.0–14.3) | 0.59 | n.a. | ||
| EF50 | ml/s | 41.6 (30.4–63.6) | 38.7 (27.7–46.5) | 40.1 (27.8–54.6) | 0.70 | n.a. | ||
| RT | ms | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.14 | n.a. | ||
| EIP | ms | 12.0 (10.4–14.9) | 13.4 (11.7–18.1) | 12.6 (10.7–15.8) | 0.10 | n.a. | ||
| EEP | ms | 3.9 (1.8–23.0) | 6.3 (1.3–15.5) | 3.0 (1.5–12.9) | 0.62 | n.a. | ||
| PAU | unitless | 0.9 (0.7–1.0) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) | 0.59 | n.a. | ||
| Penh | unitless | 0.7 (0.5–0.8) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | 0.5 (0.4–0.8) | 0.02 | 0.009 | 0.65 | 0.03 |
| PEF/EF50 | unitless | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | 0.47 | n.a. | ||
Data are presented as median with IQR. Bold values indicate p<0.05. The last three columns show the corrected values between the individual time periods. Bold values between individual time periods indicate p<0.017. Not applicable (n.a.). Respiratory rate (RR; breaths/minute), inspiratory time (Ti; s), expiratory time (Te; s), tidal volume (TV; mL), tidal volume per body weight (TV/BW [mL/kg]), minute volume (MV; mL/min), minute volume per body weight (MV/BW; [mL/min/kg]), peak inspiratory pseudo-flow (PIF; mL/s), peak inspiratory pseudo-flow per body weight (PIF/BW; [mL/s/kg]), peak expiratory pseudo-flow (PEF; mL/s), peak expiratory pseudo-flow per body weight (PEF/BW; [mL/s/kg]), expiratory flow at end tidal volume plus 50% tidal volume (EF50; mL/s), relaxation time (RT; ms; time point when 65% of tidal volume is expired), end inspiratory pause (EIP; ms), end expiratory pause (EEP; ms), pause (PAU; unitless; (Te-RT)/RT), enhanced pause (Penh; unitless; (PEF/PIF)x(Te-RT)/RT) and quotient of peak expiratory pseudo-flow divided by expiratory flow at end expiratory volume plus 50% tidal volume (PEF/EF50; unitless).