Table 3 Reported complications in 140 dogs treated surgically for pyometra, stratified by allocated treatment (pre/intraoperative antibiotics: yes/no)
|  | Group A (n = 90) | Group B (n = 50) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complication (n, %) | 24 | 26.7 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.003* |
SSI (n, %) | 10 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.014* |
 Superficial SSI | 7 | 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.049* |
 Deep SSI | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | NA |
 Organ/ space SSI | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.300 |
Death or euthanasia (n, %) | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.553 |
Starting postoperative antibiotic (n, %) | 9 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.025* |
Suture reaction (n, %) | 4 | 4.4 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.706 |