Optimal Dose of Epidural Dexmedetomidine Added to Ropivacaine for Epidural Labor Analgesia: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Data of parturient women and neonatal Apgar score.

Index	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Maternal age (year)					0.521
Weight (kg)					0.258
Height (cm)					0.586
Gestational age (week)					0.321
Onset time of analgesia (min)					0.723
Time of the first stage of labor (min)					0.272
Time of the second stage of labor (min)					0.681
Blood loss (ml)					0.728
Mode of delivery (vaginal/cesarean)
Vaginal	22	23	24	22	0.876
Cesarean	3	2	1	3	0.496
>20% decrease SBP	0	0	0	0	1
>20% decrease HR	0	0	0	0	1
Neonatal Apgar score
At 1st min (score)					0.686
At 5th min (score)					0.564
Umbilical artery pH					0.576
Umbilical artery PaO2 (mmHg)					0.277

Data were presented as mean ± standard deviations or numbers. Compared between the four groups, .