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Table 1 Demographics, surgery and preoperative Hb and HCT data

From: Oxytocin infusion for maintenance of uterine tone under prophylactic phenylephrine infusion for prevention of post-spinal hypotension in cesarean delivery: a prospective randomised double-blinded dose-finding study

 

Oxytocin infusion rates

 

Characteristic

2.5 IU/h

(n = 25)

5.0 IU/h

(n = 25)

7.5 IU/h

(n = 24)

10.0 IU/h

(n = 25)

Maximum ASD between groups

Age (year)

30.5 ± 3.9

30.1 ± 4.1

30.5 ± 3.9

30.0 ± 4.3

0.12 (0.55)

Height (cm)

159 ± 5

161 ± 4

161 ± 3

161 ± 5

0.49 (0.56)

Weight (kg)

66 ± 8

69 ± 8

67 ± 7

70 ± 7

0.53 (0.55)

Gestational age (week)

38.4 ± 1.0

38.5 ± 0.8

38.5 ± 1.1

38.6 ± 0.9

0.21 (0.55)

Surgery time (min)

47.6 ± 18.3

46.0 ± 16.5

49.6 ± 12.2

45.7 ± 14.1

0.30 (0.56)

Cesarean history (%)

11 (44)

12 (48)

15 (63)

12 (48)

0.13 (0.55)

Preoperative Hb (g/dL)

126.4 ± 9.9

124.2 ± 11.7

125.2 ± 9.2

122.5 ± 12.9

0.34 (0.55)

Preoperative HCT (%)

39.2 ± 3.7

38.4 ± 3.3

38.3 ± 2.8

38.2 ± 4.5

0.24 (0.55)

  1. Data shown as number (%), or mean (SD) as appropriate