Intraoperative and early postoperative pain in cats that underwent ovariohysterectomy using a spay hook: a randomised, masked, experimental study

Table 1 Descriptive analysis to compare weight, length of the incision, and anaesthetic and operative time

Variable	Group	n	Mean ± SD	Minimum	Maximum	p-value
Weight (Kg)	CG	13	2.87 ± 0.44	2.0	3.5	0.4058
Weight (Kg)	SHG	15	2.71 ± 0.54	1.8	3.8	0.4058
Lenght of incision (cm)	CG	14	5.29 ± 1.14	2.6	7.5	1.32 × 10^− 10
Lenght of incision (cm)	SHG	15	1.97 ± 0.57	1.0	3.0	1.32 × 10^− 10
Anesthesic time (min)	CG	14	31.21 ± 9.46	20.0	55.0	0.0912
Anesthesic time (min)	SHG	13	25.62 ± 6.76	15.0	39.0	0.0912
Operative time (min)	CG	14	21.07 ± 4.73	14.0	32.0	0.0007
Operative time (min)	SHG	14	15.71 ± 2.27	13.0	21.0	0.0007

CG: Control groups; SHG: Snook Hook Group; n: number of observations; SD: standard deviation. Values significantly different: p < 0.05.

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