Table 2 Clinical signs and selected laboratory parameters at day of presentation

Bile stained gastric residuals (n/N)

4/5

6/9

p = 1.0*

Blood in stool (n/N)

1/5

3/9

p = 1.0*

Emesis (n/N)

1/5

3/9

p = 1.0*

Blood pH at presentation ***(median (range))

7.32 (6.6-7.37)

7.25 (7.00-7.34)

p = 0.64**

Base excess at presentation ***(median (range))

-6.6 (-32.0- -1.5)

-5.6 (-21.2-5.2)

p = 0.46**

Blood lactate at presentation ***(median (range))

3.3 (1.5-13.1)

2.5 (0.8-6.7)

p = 0.35**