Bach Jonathan F, Balakrishnan Anusha
Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison Wisconsin 53706 USA (Bach); The Ohio State Veterinary Medical College, 601 Vernon L Tharp Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA (Balakrishnan).
Can Vet J. 2015 Nov;56(11):1140-3.
This study compared costs of treating dogs with pyothorax medically versus surgically. Medical records from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine were searched for cases of pyothorax that underwent either medical or surgical treatment. Patients undergoing surgery were subdivided into early (ES; < 48 h) and late (LS; > 48 h) surgery groups. Costs and length of stay were compared between treatment groups. Treatment costs were adjusted for inflation. Nineteen dogs were included in analysis; 7 in the medical group (MG), 5 in the ES group, and 7 in the LS group. Total costs were significantly lower in the MG than in the LS group. Total costs were less for the MG than the ES group, and for ES than LS, but the differences did not achieve significance. Preoperative costs were higher in the LS than the ES group. We conclude that surgery for canine pyothorax is less costly if pursued earlier than later.
本研究比较了采用药物治疗与手术治疗犬脓胸的成本。检索威斯康星大学兽医学院的医疗记录，查找接受过药物治疗或手术治疗的脓胸病例。接受手术的患者被分为早期（ES；<48小时）和晚期（LS；>48小时）手术组。比较各治疗组之间的成本和住院时间。对治疗成本进行了通货膨胀调整。19只犬纳入分析；药物治疗组（MG）7只，ES组5只，LS组7只。MG组的总成本显著低于LS组。MG组的总成本低于ES组，ES组低于LS组，但差异无统计学意义。LS组的术前成本高于ES组。我们得出结论，犬脓胸手术如果尽早进行，成本会低于延迟进行。
