Table 5 Mean ± SD of physiological, haematological, urinary and ultrasound parameters significantly different (p < 0.01) in female dogs with and without sepsis secondary to pyometra.

From: Clinical and ultrasound variables for early diagnosis of septic acute kidney injury in bitches with pyometra

Parameter

Sepsis

Non sepsis

P-value

Hemogram

Lymphocytes (x103/uL)

3.34 ± 1.94

1.49 ± 1.49

0.0060*

Neutrophils (x103/uL)

28.15 ± 23.33

10.85 ± 9.98

0.0150*

Band cells (x103/uL)

0.84 ± 1.95

0.00 ± 0.13

0.0230*

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

11.80 ± 6.63

15.65 ± 3.48

0.0320*

Haematocrit (%)

33.90 ± 18.95

45.45 ± 7.75

0.0350*

Monocytes (x103/uL)

1.05 ± 2.37

0.42 ± 0.93

0.0460*

Erythrocytes (x106/uL)

4.75 ± 3.16

6.58 ± 1.36

0.0550

Biochemical

ALT (U/L)

20.00 ± 15.75

38.50 ± 28.80

0.0550

Urea (mg/dL)

72.50 ± 90.00

29.50 ± 19.25

0.0960

Urinalysis

UP/CR

1.02 ± 0.80

0.19 ± 0.36

0.0150*

Haemogasometry

CaHCO3 (mmol/L)

16.09 ± 5.48

18.59 ± 1.40

0.0200*

pH

6.15 ± 1.38

6.50 ± 1.00

0.0960

Ultrasonography

Cort/MedRatio

0.87 ± 0.08

1.07 ± 0.30

0.0130*

Pulsatility index

2.58 ± 2.63

1.41 ± 1.00

0.0400*

UterineDiam (cm)

2.63 ± 3.16

1.60 ± 2.59

0.0900

  1. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase, UP/CR: urinary protein/creatinine ratio, CaHCO3: arterial bicarbonate, Cort/MedRatio: Corticomedullary ratio, UterineDiam: Uterine diameter. *Considered statistically significant by Mann-Whitney test (P ≤ 0.05).
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