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Table 3 Urine culture results during follow-up compared with signalment, surgical and anesthesia duration and hospitalization duration

From: Risk factors and clinical relevance of positive urine cultures in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass

Culture

N

Variable

Mean

SD

Median

Minimum

Maximum

Negative (follow-up)

18

Age (years)

6.09

3.14

6.04

1.67

13.1

Body condition score (/9)†

5.38

0.92

5

3

7

Surgical duration (minutes)

106

26.64

105

50

150

Anesthesia duration (minutes)

162

20.15

160

110

190

Hospitalization duration (days)*

5

1.28

5

3

7

Positive (follow-up)

10

Age (years)

5.11

2.48

3.6

2.5

8.9

Body condition score(/9)†

3.77

1,3

4

2

5

Surgical duration (minutes)

97

19.64

100

72

135

Anesthesia duration (minutes)

154.78

29.89

155

121

215

Hospitalization duration (days)*

6.22

1.56

6

3

9

  1. * There was a significant difference between negative and positive groups for median hospitalization duration in days (P = 0.022)
  2. † There was a significant difference between negative and positive groups for median BCS (/9) (P = 0.03)