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Table 4 Infant information and postoperative outcomes

From: 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

 

Group R  (n  = 50)

Group MR  (n  = 50)

Group M  (n  = 50)

P value

Infant information

 Apgar score at 1 min

9.94 ± 0.24

9.96 ± 0.20

9.92 ± 0.34

0.755

 Apgar score at 5 min

9.98 ± 0.14

10.00 ± 0.00

9.96 ± 0.20

0.365

 pH

7.35 ± 0.25

7.35 ± 0.24

7.35 ± 0.25

0.978

Postoperative outcomes

 Full motor block recovery (h)

3.07 ± 0.77b

1.60 ± 0.52

1.55 ± 0.44

< 0.001

 Ambulation (h)

22.18 ± 1.74c

17.38 ± 2.06

17.20 ± 2.09

< 0.001

 Supplemental analgesia until 12 h

9(18%)

11(22%)

13(26%)

0.665

 Gas removal (h)

21.42 ± 2.48d

19.64 ± 2.92

19.92 ± 2.91

0.033

 Urinary catheter removal (h)

21.47 ± 2.28

22.33 ± 1.69

21.92 ± 1.98

0.102

 Time to discharge (h)

70.52 ± 3.28

70.02 ± 3.00

71.14 ± 2.96

0.657

  1. Data are presented as mean score ± SD or n (%) of patients. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (continuous variables) or the χ2 test (incidence variables). Group R: epidural anaesthesia with 0.75Group 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; SD standard deviation; the values are the number (proportion) or mean (SD) as appropriate. pH: neonatal umbilical vein blood gas 
  2. bTime to full motor block recovery: the time to full motor block recovery (MBS = 0) in Group R was longer than that in Group M or Group MR (P < 0.05), and there were no significant differences between Group M and Group MR (P > 0.05)
  3.  cTime to ambulation: the time to ambulation in Group R was longer than that in Group M or Group MR (P > 0.05), while there were no significant differences in Group M and Group MR (P < 0.05)
  4. dTime to gas removal: the time to gas removal in Group R was longer than that in Group M or Group MR, while there were no significant differences between Group M and Group MR (P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in the infants’ Apgar score at 1.5 min, the pH value of neonatal umbilical vein blood gas, the rate of supplemental analgesia until 12 h after surgery, the time to urinary catheter removal, or the time to discharge among the three groups (P > 0.05) (The P-values are based on Scheffe’s post-hoc test adjusted using the Bonferroni correction)
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