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Table 2 Experimentally determined parameters during thoracoscopy procedures in calves chronically affected with BRD

From: Thoracoscopy as a safe and effective technique for exploring calves affected with bovine respiratory disease

Parameter

Phase 1 – first procedure  (n = 3)

Phase 1 – repeated procedure  (n = 3)

Phase 2 (n = 18)

Animal

T (°C)

38.7 ± 0.25

38.9 ± 0.45

39.4 ± 0.53

BW1/BW2 (kg)

BW1

70.4 ± 7.33

BW2

85.3 ± 13.02

BW1

157.8 ± 79.74

BMP1

68 ± 4

70 ± 5

69 ± 9

BMP2

92 ± 11

90 ± 7

84.0 ± 16

BMP3

80 ± 4

70 ± 6

69 ± 8

F1 or F2

F1= 933.3 ± 197.68

F2= 600.0 ± 282.84

Technical

t (min)

16.0 ± 4.86

14.33 ± 4.5

14.8 ± 3.84

EA (ml)

1900.0 ± 216.02

583.3 ± 824.95

0

VS (1–4)

3 (2–4)

3 (3–3)

1 (1–1)

Safety

PS (1–4)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–3)

2 (2–4)

RT (1–4)

3 (3–3)

1 (1–1)

2 (1–4)

RL (1–3)

2 (1–3)

2 (2–2)

1 (1–3)

RC (%)

0%

0%

5.6% (1/18)

  1. Parameter abbreviations and scoring are described in Table 1. Values are shown as average ± SD, percentage or median (min-max)