Table 4 Effect of BCS on B-mode and Doppler ultrasonographic measurements of jugular vein in donkeys (Equus asinus, n = 20)
From: B-mode and color Doppler ultrasonography of normal external jugular vein in donkeys (Equus asinus)
B-mode scans | Doppler scans | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Longitudinal views | Transverse views | Blood velocity (cm/sec) | Blood flow rate (ml/min) | Congestion index (cm.sec) | ||||||||
Depth (mm) | SWT1 (mm) | DWT2 (mm) | Diameter (mm) | Depth (mm) | SWT1 (mm) | DWT2 (mm) | Diameter (cm) | Area (cm2) | ||||
BCS ≥ 3 (n = 8) | 5.4 ± 0.2a | 0.6 ± 0.02 | 0.6 ± 0.02 | 6 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.2a | 0.57 ± 0.02 | 0.6 ± 0.01 | 1.2 ± 0.04 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 10.7 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.01 |
BCS < 3 (n = 12) | 4.9 ± 0.1b | 0.5 ± 0.01 | 0.6 ± 0.02 | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 5.1 ± 0.2b | 0.58 ± 0.01 | 0.6 ± 0.01 | 1.1 ± .04 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 10.2 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.01 |
P-value | 0.025 | 0.195 | 0.834 | 0.613 | 0.014 | 0.925 | 0.793 | 0.531 | 0.579 | 0.091 | 0.420 | 0.800 |