| Variable |
Group-I |
Group-II |
t-value |
p (2-tailed) |
| Age (years) |
32.6 ± 4.7 |
32.6 ± 4.7 |
0.55 |
0.587 |
| Weight (kg) |
88.2 ± 11.0 |
84.0 ± 11.6 |
1.41 |
0.163 |
| Height (m) |
1.63 ± 0.51 |
1.62 ± 0.44 |
0.61 |
0.543 |
| Gestational age (weeks) |
38.5 ± 1.3 |
38.9 ± 1.5 |
0.65 |
0.513 |
| † Parity |
2 [0-3] |
2 [0-3] |
|
|
| Estimated blood loss (ml) |
517.5 ± 220.3 |
560.4 ±190.2 |
0.80 |
0.428 |
| Total dose of vasopressor used (mg) |
0.426 ± 0.123.6 |
4.96 ± 1.1 |
|
|
| †Block height before skin incision |
T5 [T4-T6] |
T5 [T4-T6] |
|
|
| † Number of doses of post-op |
|
|
|
|
| epidural bupivacaine |
3 |
3 |
|
|
(Mean ± SD)
†The Parity, block height (upper sensory level) and number of doses of postoperative
epidural bupivacaine are expressed here as median |
