Effect of ropivacaine, mepivacaine or the combination of ropivacaine and mepivacaine for epidural anaesthesia on the postoperative recovery in patients undergoing caesarean section: a randomized, prospective, double-blind study

Table 3 Quality of analgesia

	Group R (n = 50)	Group MR (n = 50)	Group M (n = 50)	P value
Excellent	44 (88%)	46 (92%)	44(88%)	0.844
Good	3 (6%)	3 (6%)	4 (8%)	1.000
Fair	3 (6%)	1 (2%)	2 (4%)	0.871
Bad	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Data are presented as n (%) of patients. Data were analyzed using analysis of the χ2 test (incidence variables). Group R: epidural anaesthesia with 0.75% ropivacaine; Group MR: epidural anaesthesia with 0.75% ropivacaine + 2% mepivacaine (Volume 1:1); Group M: epidural anaesthesia with 2% mepivacaine; There were no significant differences among the groups (P > 0.05)

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