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Table 2 Characteristics and efficacy of spinal anesthesia in patients with effective anesthesia

From: Intrathecal magnesium sulfate does not reduce the ED50 of intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine for cesarean delivery in healthy parturients: a prospective, double blinded, randomized dose-response trial using the sequential allocation method

 

Magnesium group

(n = 17)

Control group

(n = 17)

P-value

Sensory block (to pinprick)

 Onset time to T10 (min)

4 ± 0

3 ± 0

<0.001*

 Duration (min)

140 ± 9

121 ± 9

<0.001*

Motor block

 Onset time (min)

4 ± 0

2 ± 0

<0.001*

 Duration (min)

148 ± 12

125 ± 10

<0.001*

Duration of anesthesia (min)

183 ± 11

148 ± 9

<0.001*

Consumption of fentanyl (μg)

343 ± 42

550 ± 49

<0.001*

Patient Satisfaction

 Excellent [number (%)]

16 (94.1)

9 (52.9)

0.017#

 Good [number (%)]

1 (5.9)

8 (47.1)

0.017#

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (%). *Student t test, #Chi-square test