|
Variablea
|
No of bitches with peritonitis/ bitches with variable n (%)
|
Missing data
|
p-value (Chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test)
|
|---|
|
Case history
|
|
Anorexia
|
Yes
|
22/166 (13)
|
70
|
0.05
|
| |
No
|
4/79 (5)
| | |
|
Polyuria
|
Yes
|
17/148 (11)
|
65
|
0.34
|
| |
No
|
16/102 (16)
| | |
|
Polydipsia
|
Yes
|
15/154 (10)
|
64
|
0.07
|
| |
No
|
17/97 (17)
| | |
|
Vomiting
|
Yes
|
14/64 (22)
|
8
|
0.01
|
| |
No
|
25/243 (10)
| | |
|
Diarrhea
|
Yes
|
8/51 (16)
|
8
|
0.5
|
| |
No
|
31/256 (12)
| | |
|
Vaginal discharge
|
Yes
|
27/203 (13)
|
44
|
0.99
|
| |
No
|
9/68 (13)
| | |
|
Depression
|
Normal (brightness)
|
8/119 (7)
|
8
|
< 0.0001
|
| |
Mild
|
12/115 (10)
| | |
| |
Moderate
|
11/54 (20)
| | |
| |
Severe
|
8/19 (42)
| | |
|
Lameness
|
Yes
|
8/48 (17)
|
14
|
0.4
|
| |
No
|
31/253 (12)
| | |
|
Urinary tract infection
|
Yes
|
1/19 (5)
|
14
|
0.3
|
| |
No
|
38/282 (13)
| | |
|
Physical examination
|
|
Body temperature
|
Normal
|
16/170 (9)
|
57
|
0.006
|
| |
Fever
|
19/81 (23)
| | |
| |
Hypothermia
|
0/7 (0)
| | |
|
CRT
|
Normal
|
15/133 (11)
|
166
|
0.03
|
| |
Abnormal
|
5/16 (31)
| | |
|
Mucous membranes
|
Normal
|
22/213 (10)
|
8
|
0.02
|
| |
Pale
|
8/42 (19)
| | |
| |
Hyperemic
|
8/51 (16)
| | |
|
Hydration status
|
Normal
|
25/224 (11)
|
8
|
0.004
|
| |
Mild
|
8/67 (12)
| | |
| |
Moderate
|
5/15 (33)
| | |
| |
Severe
|
1/1 (100)
| | |
|
Abdominal pain
|
Yes
|
14/67 (21)
|
8
|
0.02
|
| |
No
|
25/240 (10)
| | |
|
Palpable uterus
|
Yes
|
6/58 (10)
|
8
|
0.5
|
| |
No
|
33/249 (18)
| | |
|
Ophthalmological exam
|
Ocular discharge
|
37/279 (13)
|
8
|
0.5
|
| |
Conjunctivitis
|
2/22 (9)
| | |
| |
Uveitis
|
0/6 (0)
| | |
|
Laboratory analyses
|
|
WBC
|
Normal
|
10/90 (11)
|
102
|
< 0.0001
|
| |
Leucopenia
|
3/5 (62)
| | |
| |
Leucocytosis
|
11/115 (10)
| | |
|
Neutrophils
|
Normal
|
9/85 (11)
|
110
|
< 0.0001
|
| |
Neutropenia
|
3/5 (62)
| | |
| |
Neutrophilia
|
10/112 (9)
| | |
|
Band neutrophils
|
Yes
|
18/166 (11)
|
118
|
0.07
|
| |
Increased
|
7/31 (23)
| | |
|
Toxic neutrophils
|
Yes
|
4/21 (19)
|
102
|
0.3
|
| |
No
|
22/192 (11)
| | |
|
Monocytes
|
Normal
|
12/90 (13)
|
112
|
0.02
|
| |
Monocytopenia
|
3/7 (43)
| | |
| |
Monocytosis
|
9/106 (8)
| | |
|
Hb
|
Normal
|
5/32 (16)
|
260
|
0.5
|
| |
Dereased
|
4/21 (19)
| | |
| |
Increased
|
1/2 (50)
| | |
|
Hct
|
Normal
|
10/85 (12)
|
148
|
0.9
|
| |
Anemia
|
9/82 (11)
| | |
|
ALP
|
Normal
|
14/108 (13)
|
141
|
0.48
|
| |
Decreased
|
0/4 (0)
| | |
| |
Increased
|
5/62 (8)
| | |
|
Creatinine
|
Normal
|
21/202 (10)
|
107
|
0.01
|
| |
Increased
|
1/5 (20)
| | |
|
Bile acid
|
Normal
|
3/23 (13)
|
285
|
0.9
|
| |
Increased
|
1/7 (14)
| | |
|
BUN
|
Normal
|
5/26 (19)
|
285
|
0.63
|
| |
Uremia
|
0/1 (0)
| | |
|
Glucose
|
Normal
|
16/133 (12)
|
173
|
0.05
|
| |
Hypogycemia
|
2/4 (50)
| | |
| |
Hyperglycemia
|
0/5 (0)
| | |
|
Lactate
|
Normal
|
4/17 (23)
|
296
|
0.4
|
| |
Increased
|
1/2 (50)
| | |
- aNormal = Within the reference range (as indicated below) for healthy bitches and for laboratory variables at the Clinical chemistry laboratory, University Animal Hospital, Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. CRT = Capillary refill time (1–2 s), WBC = White Blood Cell Count (5.8-16.0 ×109/L), Hb = Hemoglobin (132–199 g/L), Hct = Hematocrit (38-57%), ALP = Alkaline phosphatase (<5 μkat/L), BUN = Blood urea nitrogen (2.5-8.5 mmol/L), Neutrophils (3.0-11.5 ×109/L), Monocytes (0.2-1.4 ×109/L), Creatinine (40–130 μmol/L), Bile acids (<10 μmol/L), Glucose (4.5-5.8 mmol/L, ), Lactate levels (<2.2 mmol/L), Body temperature (38–39°C).
