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Table 4 Composition and volume of medications used for epidural extension

From: What is the failure rate in extending labour analgesia in patients with a body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2compared with patients with a body mass index < 30 kg/m2? a retrospective pilot study

Medication Details

Group C (n = 56)

Group O (n = 50)

p-value

Local Anaesthetic type n (%)a

   

2 % Lidoocaine & adrenaline

30 (53.6)

34 (68)

0.13

Otherb

25 (46.4)

16 (32.0)

 

Local Anaesthetic volume mLs median (IQR)

17.5 (7.8)

18 (5.0)

0.23

Additive n (%)

   

Additivec

41 (73.2)

41 (82.0)

0.36

No additive

15 (26.8)

9 (18.0)

 
  1. Data is presented as number (%) or median (interquartile range)
  2. a Data missing, n = 1
  3. bRopivacaine 0.75 % n = 36; bupivacaine 0.5 % n = 1; mixture n = 4
  4. cFentanyl n = 77; fentanyl and clonidine n = 3; bicarbonate: n = 2
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BMC Anesthesiology

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