Retrospective comparison of costs between medical and surgical treatment of XXXX pyothorax.

@entity235 @entity1 @entity910 @entity8433
This study compared costs of treating @entity235 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. @entity1 undergoing surgery were subdivided into early (ES; < 48 h) and late ( @entity8433 ; > 48 h) surgery groups. Costs and length of stay were compared between treatment groups. Treatment costs were adjusted for inflation. Nineteen @entity235 were included in analysis; 7 in the @entity910 ( @entity910 ), 5 in the ES group, and 7 in the @entity8433 group. Total costs were significantly lower in the @entity910 than in the @entity8433 group. Total costs were less for the @entity910 than the ES group, and for ES than @entity8433 , but the differences did not achieve significance. Preoperative costs were higher in the @entity8433 than the ES group. We conclude that surgery for @entity235 pyothorax is less costly if pursued earlier than later.
