Magnamosis for rectal reconstruction in canines

Table 1 Comparison of the anastomosis time, white blood cell count and total bilirubin level between the two groups

	Magnamosis group	Suturing anastomosis group	P value
Anastomosis time (minute)	12.22 ± 2.78	18.11 ± 1.68	< 0.01
WBC count pre-op (× 109/L)	13.60 ± 2.27	12.97 ± 1.96	0.19
WBC count post-op (× 109/L)	13.83 ± 2.36	14.56 ± 2.83	0.41
TBIL pre-op (umol/L)	18.98 ± 3.15	18.63 ± 2.97	0.73
TBIL post-op (umol/L)	19.20 ± 3.35	19.35 ± 3.56	0.89

WBC: White blood cell; TBIL: Count and total bilirubin; pre-op: Pre-operatively; post-op: Post-operatively.