Complete_Dataset.xlsx

This is the complete dataset used for the paper "The use of disposable skin staples for intestinal resection and anastomosis in 63 dogs: (2000-2014)." Additionally this data reports a further description of the patient population along with additional treatments the patients may have received that were not presented in the original paper. <br><b>Methods </b>- Retrospective evaluation of medical records of dogs that underwent intestinal resection and anastomosis using disposable skin staples between 2000 and 2014. Data regarding patient signalment, indication for surgery, location of the resection and anastomosis, number of procedures performed, evidence of peritonitis at the time of surgery, surgeon qualifications, dehiscence, and mortality were obtained from the medical records. Mortality was defined as failure to survive beyond 10 days following resection and anastomosis.<b></b>