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Table 1 Physiological parameters and blood glucose of cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy (OVH) or ovariectomy (OVE) at baseline and up to 24 h postoperatively

From: Postoperative pain and short-term complications after two elective sterilization techniques: ovariohysterectomy or ovariectomy in cats

 

Baseline

T1h

T2h

T4h

T8h

T12h

T24h

HR (bpm)

OVH

208 ± 28

241 ± 22*

215 ± 26

207 ± 17

206 ± 26

202 ± 20

205 ± 29

OVE

214 ± 42

238 ± 23

215 ± 20

210 ± 28

205 ± 28

200 ± 13

196 ± 15

RR (mpm)

OVH

56 ± 19

52 ± 26

48 ± 13

52 ± 20

54 ± 12

52 ± 14

56 ± 12

OVE

56 ± 13

53 ± 12

47 ± 12

48 ± 12

51 ± 11

47 ± 11

46 ± 11

RT (°C)

OVH

38,5 ± 0

36,6 ± 1*

37,8 ± 1

38,6 ± 1

38,3 ± 1

37,9 ± 0

37,8 ± 0

OVE

38,3 ± 0

36,5 ± 1*

37,7 ± 1

38,2 ± 1

38,3 ± 1

38,3 ± 1

38,2 ± 1

Blood glucose (mg/dL)

OVH

78 ± 16

103 ± 34* b

95 ± 22

92 ± 14

84 ± 7

81 ± 9

79 ± 12

OVE

77 ± 9

79 ± 21 a

85 ± 24

98 ± 17

76 ± 8

73 ± 14

73 ± 10

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. HR Heart rate expressed in beats per minute; RR Respiratory rate expressed in movements per minute; RT Rectal temperature in Celsius; *Value significantly different (p < 0.05) from TBL for that group. Letters means values significantly different among the groups in each time point, as b > a