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Table 2 Percentage of neonates with an Apgar score < 7 post-cesarean section

From: Effects of propofol versus thiopental on Apgar scores in newborns and peri-operative outcomes of women undergoing emergency cesarean section: a randomized clinical trial

Apgar score

Propofol group

Thiopental group

% difference (95% CI)

p-value

0 min

43 (57.33)

31 (41.33)

16.00 (0.2–31.80)

0.050

1 min

35 (46.67)

24 (32)

14.67 (-0.7–30.12)

0.066

5 min

13 (17.33)

8 (10.67)

6.67 (-4.39–17.72)

0.239

10 min

3 (4)

2 (2.67)

1.33 (-4.41–7.07)

0.649

  1. Data are presented as the number (percentage) of patients. CI, confidence interval.
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BMC Anesthesiology

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