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Table 2 Perianesthetic mortality rates in English Bulldog, other brachycephalic dogs, and non-brachycephalic dogs

From: Perianesthetic mortality in English Bulldogs: a retrospective analysis in 2010 – 2017

 

EB (n = 229)

OB (n = 218)

NB (n = 229)

Total deaths

15 (6.6%)

3 (1.4%)

4 (1.8%)

Odds ratio compared with EB

-

OR = 5.01 (p = 0.007)*

OR = 3.93 (p = 0.017)

Anesthesia-related deaths

9 (3.9%)

2 (0.92%)

0 (0%)

OR compared with EB

-

OR = 4.507 (p = 0.06241)

OR not availablea

  1. EB English Bulldog, NB Non-brachycephalic breeds, OB Other-brachycephalic breeds, OR Odds ratio
  2. *Statistically significant at p value < 0.01
  3. aOR not available due to lack of anesthesia-related death in NB, though the expected rate of anesthesia-related death to be less than 0.3%
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BMC Veterinary Research

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