Effectiveness of Leg Elevation to Prevent Spinal Anesthesia-Induced Hypotension during Cesarean Delivery in the Resource-Limited Area: Open Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Intraoperative characteristics of patients who underwent elective cesarean.

	Leg elevation group (n = 24)	Control group (n = 24)	value
Time from SAB to delivery of the fetus in minutes	17 ± 1.8	16.5 ± 1.4	0.172
Duration of surgery in (min)	38.7 ± 3.6	39 ± 3.4	0.809
Intraoperative fluid (ml)	1841.6 ± 150.8	1939.5 ± 289	0.096
Weight of baby	3.5 ± 0.7	3.4 ± 0.4	0.543
Incidence of nausea and vomiting	2 (8.3%)	5 (20%)	0.416
Incidence of bradycardia	1 (4.2%)	2 (8.3%)	0.551
Blood loss	582 ± 91.8	551 ± 81	0.149
Number of patients who take phenylephrine	3 (12.5%)	13 (54.5%)	0.02
Total atropine consumption (mg)	0.5 ± 0	0.7 ± 0.3	0.667