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 3

The table shows the difference in Apgar scores between the groups at the 1st and 5th minute.

Fetal Apgar scoreGroup EPH (n = 42)Group NE (n = 42) value

At 1 min8 (1)8 (2)0.91
At 5 min9 (2)9 (1)0.624

Group EPH stands for ephedrine, and group NE stands for norepinephrine. Values are median (IQR), Mann–Whitney u test;  < value 0.05.