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Table 2 Details of treatment provided to, and survival of, 96 cases of bovine uterine prolapse

From: Treatment and survival of Norwegian cattle after uterine prolapse

Treatment

Group

Number

Day 30

Deaths

Mean time to death (days)

P-value*

Epidural

No

18

6

5.8

0.561

 

Yes

78

20

7.5

 

Calcium therapy

No

75

20

8.3

0.854

 

Yes

18

5

3.5

 

Systemic antibiotic therapy

No

67

20

7.5

0.512

 

Yes

22

5

6.4

 

Intrauterine antibiotic therapy

No

58

20

8.6

0.072

 

Yes

31

5

2.7

 

Oxytocin

No

31

7

12.5

0.430

 

Yes

65

19

5.1

 

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

No

80

23

6.6

0.370

 

Yes

16

3

11.3

 

Vulval suture

No

2

0

-

-

 

Yes

94

26

7.1

 

Used prolapse board

No

12

1

1.0

0.191

 

Yes

57

14

7.2

 

Used cold water

No

31

5

6.1

0.328

 

Yes

38

10

7.1

 

Used sugar

No

68

15

6.8

-

 

Yes

1

0

-

 

Felt confident completely replaced

No

17

4

7.3

0.840

 

Yes

52

11

6.6

 

Time to replace

≤ 0 min

46

7

7.1

0.008

 

> 20 min

51

20

8.2

 
  1. *Calculated using cox proportional hazard analysis