Comparison of Spinal Block Levels between Laboring and Nonlaboring Parturients Using Combined Spinal Epidural Technique with Intrathecal Plain Bupivacaine
Table 1
Demographical data.
Demographical data
Group NL
Group L
value
()
()
Age (years old)
30.3 (5.1)
29.7 (5.2)
0.52
Weight (kg)
68.3 (8.3)
64.7 (4.5)
0.07
Height (cm)
158.6 (5.1)
155.9 (4.5)
0.05
Gestational age (wk)
38.4 (1.3)
37.4 (1.4)
0.02
Initial cervical dilatation (cm)
0
6.7 (2.2)
<0.001
Initial VAS score of labor pain
0
7 (6–8)
<0.001
Baseline SBP (mmHg)
116.6 (11.5)
131.8 (6.1)
0.002
Time period from skin incision to uterine incision (minutes)
4.9 (1.5)
5.4 (1.1)
0.13
Time period from uterine incision to delivery (seconds)
57.3 (9.2)
56.8 (13.0)
0.06
Duration of operation (minutes)
48.0 (9.5)
52.3 (10.0)
0.54
Apgar score at 1 minute
10 (9-10)
10 (8–10)
0.32
Apgar score at 5 minutes
10 (10-10)
10 (9-10)
0.20
Results are expressed as the mean (SD) or the median (interquartile range), as appropriate.
