Table 4 Anesthesia and operative details of diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy in cats and dogs and associations with mortality

Anesthetic episodes during hospitalization

Median (range)

1 (0–2)

1 (1)

1.0 (0–2)

0.2 (0.0–1.8)

0.15

Concurrent surgeries

Median (range)

1 (1–4)

1 (1–3)

1 (1–4)

1.8 (0.9–3.7)

0.09

Number of injuries

Median (range)

1 (1–5)

2 (1–4)

1 (1–5)

1.5 (1.0–2.4)

0.05

Concurrent orthopedic injuries

Yes

No

30 (38.0%)

49 (62.0%)

7 (41.2%)

10 (58.8%)

37 (38.5%)

59 (61.5%)

1.8 (0.6–5.0)

Ref

0.27

Concurrent soft tissue injuries

Yes

No

11 (13.9%)

68 (86.1%)

6 (35.3%)

11 (64.7%)

17 (17.7%)

79 (82.3%)

4.3 (1.4–13.8)

Ref

0.01*

Concurrent orthopedic and soft tissue injuries

Yes

No

7 (8.9%)

72 (91.1%)

4 (23.5%)

13 (76.5%)

11 (11.5%)

85 (88.5%)

7.3 (1.9–27.7)

Ref

0.004*

Number of organs herniated

Median (range)

3 (0–6)

3 (0–5)

3 (0–6)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.22

Organs herniated

Liver

Small intestine

Gallbladder

Stomach

Spleen

Omentum

Colon

Pancreas

Kidney

Cecum

51 (64.6%)

43 (54.4%)

40 (50.6%)

34 (43.0%)

31 (39.2%)

17 (21.5%)

8 (10.1%)

3 (3.8%)

4 (5.1%)

3 (3.8%)

9 (52.9%)

8 (47.1%)

6 (37.5%)

9 (52.9%)

7 (41.2%)

1 (5.9%)

1 (5.9%)

1 (5.9%)

2 (12.5%)

0 (0.0%)

60 (62.5%)

51 (53.1%)

46 (48.4%)

43 (44.8%)

38 (39.6%)

18 (19.0%)

9 (9.4%)

4 (4.2%)

6 (6.3%)

3 (3.2%)

0.5 (0.2–1.5)

0.9 (0.3–2.4)

0.5 (0.2–1.4)

0.6 (0.2–1.6)

0.5 (0.2–1.6)

0.8 (0.2–3.2)

1.3 (0.2–6.7)

4.7 (0.6–35.8)

4.9 (0.9–26.8)

–

0.23

0.77

0.16

0.28

0.26

0.78

0.78

0.14

0.06

–