Table 1 Median ± IQR of aortic, cranial mesenteric artery (CMA), and duodenal perfusion in healthy and pyometra bitches
Variables | Control | Pyometra | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
SAP (mmHg) | 176 ± 35.8 | 178 ± 45.3 | 0.342 |
B-mode | |||
 Duodenal thickness (cm) | 0.39 ± 0.12 | 0.35 ± 0.11 | 0.632 |
Aorta Doppler | |||
 BFVaorta (ml/min/kg) | 132 ± 96.5 | 98.1 ± 28.6 | 0.001* |
 PSaorta (cm/s) | 117 ± 22,5 | 90.7 ± 22.5 | 0.006* |
 RIaorta | 0.9 ± 0,05 | 0.84 ± 0.07 | 0.042* |
 PIaorta | 3.64 ± 3,83 | 2.86 ± 1.63 | 0.209 |
 TaMinaorta (cm/s) | 15.1 ± 6,91 | 13.1 ± 5.75 | 0.436 |
 EDaorta (cm/s) | 12.4 ± 8,05 | 14.4 ± 8.38 | 0.547 |
 TaMaxaorta (cm/s) | 30.1 ± 13,5 | 27.6 ± 12.2 | 0.620 |
Cranial Mesenteric Artery Doppler | |||
 BFVcma (ml/min/kg) | 44.6 ± 16.6 | 42,2 ± 27.4 | 0.798 |
 PScma (cm/s) | 105 ± 30.9 | 115 ± 41.8 | 0.551 |
 RIcma | 0.83 ± 0.03 | 0.81 ± 0.05 | 0.388 |
 PIcma | 3.12 ± 1.6 | 2.54 ± 0.71 | 0.202 |
 TaMincma (cm/s) | 16.8 ± 8.68 | 19.2 ± 8.03 | 0.475 |
 EDcma (cm/s) | 17.6 ± 6.22 | 20.6 ± 8.45 | 0.344 |
 TaMaxcma (cm/s) | 33 ± 14.9 | 39.3 ± 16.3 | 0.328 |
CEUS | |||
 PeakDuodenum (Pixel) | 28.9 ± 39.4 | 42.2 ± 56.9 | 0.175 |
 PeakDuodenum (%) | 11.2 ± 9.29 | 19.9 ± 12.3 | 0.132 |
 AUCDuodenum (%s) | 271 ± 279 | 432 ± 777 | 0.340 |
 TpDuodenum (s) | 11.6 ± 16.6 | 11.5 ± 21.4 | 0.422 |
 MTTDuodenum (s) | 23.9 ± 24.9 | 19.6 ± 32.5 | 0.841 |
 PixelDuodenum | 361 ± 227 | 408 ± 240 | 0.980 |