Table 4 Mean levels, standard deviations and ranges displayed for the laboratory parameters in the pyometra group that were significantly different between the SIRS positive and SIRS negative cases.
|  | SIRS-positive pyometra cases mean ± SD (range) | n | SIRS-negative pyometra cases mean ± SD (range) | n | p-value (t-test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature (°C) | 39,2 ± 0,8 (38,1–40,4) | 19 | 38,5 ± 0,3 (38,1–39,1) | 12 | 0,002# |
Heart rate (beats min-1) | 120 ± 24 (80–160) | 19 | 94 ± 12 (66–112) | 12 | 0,000# |
Respiratory rate (breaths min-1) | 33 ± 15 (16–60) | 17 | 23 ± 5 (19–35) | 12 | 0,018# |
PBN (%) | 15,7 ± 15 (0,0–53) | 16 | 4,4 ± 6,9 (0,0–2,0) | 9 | 0,016# |
α2-globulins (g l-1) | 15,1 ± 3,3 (10–23) | 17 | 12,0 ± 1,9 (9–15) | 10 | 0,005 |
Creatinine (μmol l-1) | 86 ± 24 (52–132) | 17 | 13 ± 4 (47–89) | 9 | 0,045 |
pvCO2 (kPa) | 3,9 ± 0,7 (3,03–5,34) | 19 | 4,5 ± 0,5 (4,0–5,4) | 8 | 0,027 |
TCO2 (kPa) | 18,6 ± 2,4 (16,0–23,0) | 17 | 22,1 ± 2,3 (19–25) | 7 | 0,027 |
BE.B (mmol l-1) | -5,6 ± 2 (-9-(-3)) | 19 | -3,0 ± 2 (-6-0) | 9 | 0,007 |