Variablea | No of bitches with peritonitis/ bitches with variable n (%) | Missing data | p-value (Chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test) | |
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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) |