Anticipated vs. Experienced Pain at Site of Spinal Needle Insertion in Patients Undergoing Elective Lower Segment Caesarean Section: Perspective from Resource-Limited Region

Table 4

Predictors associated with experienced pain.

Variables	Univariate analysis		Multivariable analysis
	Coefficient (95% CI)	value	Coefficient (95% CI)	value
Age	−0.04 (−0.13, 0.05)	0.389	−0.05 (−0.15, 0.04)	0.315
Number of attempts
1 attempt	1.0 (reference)
>1 attempt	0.09 (−1.71, 1.90)	0.913	−0.37 (−2.61, 1.86)	0.737
Duration of spinal
≤10 min	1.0 (reference)
>10 min	0.73 (−0.94, 2.42)	0.383	0.68 (−1.44, 2.80)	0.520
Designation of anaesthesiologist
Consultant	1.0 (reference)
Resident	0.09 (−1.43, 1.62)	0.899	0.16 (−1.42, 1.75)	0.833
APAIS
<11	1.0 (reference)
≥11	1.04 (−0.26, 2.35)	0.115	0.98 (−0.41, 2.38)	0.163