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.
Variables
Group EPH (n = 42)
Group NE (n = 42)
value
Age, yr
28.7 ± 4.19
27.43 ± 4.8
0.196
BMI, (kg/m2)
22.48 ± 2.27
22.03 ± 2.01
0.35
Haemoglobin, (g/dl)
13.44 ± 0.93
13.3 ± 1.02
0.31
Gravida
3 (1)
3 (2)
0.32
Para
2 (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 ± 10.4
90.3 ± 10.1
0.34
Baseline HR, (beat/min)
81.23 ± 11.24
80.9 ± 10.15
0.88
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.