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Table 3 Experimentally determined technical and safety parameters for comparing different approaches used with rigid endoscopes (equipment set-up 1) during thoracoscopy of calves chronically affected with BRD

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

Approacha

VS

a vs. b P = 0.012

PS

a vs. c P = 0.022; b vs. c P = 0.01

RT

P = 0.101

RL

a vs. b P = 0.012

Ventral (n = 2)

2 (2–2)a

3 (3–3) a

3 (3–3)

3 (3–3)a

Mid (n = 5)

3 (3–3)

3 (3–3)b

1 (1–3)

2 (2–2)

Dorsal (n = 1)

4b

4c

3

1b

  1. Parameter abbreviations and scoring are described in Table 1. Values are shown as median (min-max). Numbers in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly, with the corresponding exact P-values indicated at the top of each column
  2. aSee approaches in Fig. 1