Table 3 Complication frequency of dogs undergoing sterilisation surgery in 2015
Group A – 24 h monitoring | Group B – 4 day monitoring | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complications | n (N = 1998) | Percent | 95% CI | n (N = 200) | Percent | 95% CI |
Surgical (Any) | 108 | 5.4 | 4.5–6.5 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.9–11.5 |
Major surgical (required intervention) | 56 | 2.8 | 2.1–3.6 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.1–4.3 |
Minor surgical (observation only) | 52 | 2.6 | 1.9–3.4 | 11 | 5.5 | 2.8–9.6 |
Surgical site related (post-operative) | 54a | 2.7 | 2.0–3.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.1–8.4 |