Table 5 Drug related factors (N = 532)
Variables | Category | Frequency(n) | Percentage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of local anesthetics(drugs) | Bupivacaine | All(532) | 100% | ||
Dose of bupivacaine in mg | 5–10 mg | 138 | 26% | ||
11–18 mg | 249 | 47% | |||
19–25 mg | 145 | 27% | |||
Baricity of the LA | Hyperbaric | 86 | 16% | ||
Isobaric | 446 | 84% | |||
Use of adjuvants | Yes | Pethidine | 92 | 61% | 29% |
Fentanyl | 59 | 39% | |||
Morphine | 1 | 0.6 | |||
Total | 152 | Â | |||
No | 380 | 71% | |||