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Table 8 Incidence of side effects in both groups

From: Comparison of fentanyl versus meperidine as supplements to epidural clonidine-bupivacaine in patients with lower limb orthopedic surgery under combined spinal epidural anesthesia

 

Fentanyl group (n = 45)

Meperidine group (n = 45)

Clonidine group (n = 45)

Chi-square

X 2

P-value

Hypotension

16

4

11

8.86

0.011

Bradycardia

13

2

8

9.34

0.009

Nausea and vomiting

4

3

3

0.214

0.898

Itching

3

8

1

7.06

0.029

Shivering

10

2

1

11.65

0.002

  1. Data are number (%)