Research Article

Effectiveness of Prophylactic Bolus Ephedrine Versus Norepinephrine for Management of Postspinal Hypotension during Elective Caesarean Section in Resource Limited Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Demographic and intraoperative data.

VariablesGroup EPH (n = 42)Group NE (n = 42) value

Age, yr28.7 ± 4.1927.43 ± 4.80.196
BMI, (kg/m2)22.48 ± 2.2722.03 ± 2.010.35
Haemoglobin, (g/dl)13.44 ± 0.9313.3 ± 1.020.31
Gravida3 (1)3 (2)0.32
Para2 (2)2 (1)0.2
Skin incision to delivery, (min)12 (5)12 (6)0.95
Blood loss, (ml)400 (250)400 (300)0.49
Fluid infused, (ml)2250 (1500)2000 (1000)0.16
Oxytocin, (IU)20 (10)20 (10)0.35
Baseline MAP, (mm/hg)92.43 ± 10.490.3 ± 10.10.34
Baseline HR, (beat/min)81.23 ± 11.2480.9 ± 10.150.88
Duration of surgery, (min)55 (20)52.5 (20)0.86

BMI = body mass index; MAP = mean arterial pressure; HR = heart rate; independent sample t-test; Mann–Whitney u test; value >0.05.