Table 6 Diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy surgery and anesthesia timing in cats and dogs and associations with mortality
Characteristic | Category | Animals alive (n = 78) | Animals that died (n = 18) | All cases (n = 96) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time from trauma to admission (hrs) | Median, 95% CI | 102.8, 22.1–178.8 | 38.6, 2.4–421.9 | 87.1, 22.1–177.6 | 0.64 |
Time from trauma to surgery (hrs) | Median, 95% CI | 132.0, 58.6–207.5 | 47.9, 16.2–429.0 | 113.8, 48.2–201.0 | 0.63 |
Time from admission to surgery (hrs) | Median, 95% CI | 16.3, 9.9–21.2 | 15.2, 7.0–20.1 | 16.3, 10.3–20.1 | 0.57 |
Anaesthesia duration (hrs) | Median, 95% CI | 3.0, 2.7–3.2 | 4.3, 3.2–4.7 | 3.1, 2.8–3.3 | 0.0013* |
Duration of surgical procedure (hrs) | Median, 95% CI | 1.4, 1.3–1.6 | 1.9, 1.5–2.3 | 1.53, 1.40–1.67 | 0.004* |