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Table 2 Hemodynamic parameters of brachial artery and temperature of skin in different concentration groups at baseline (t0) and 30 min after brachial plexus block (t1)

From: Dose-response studies of Ropivacaine in blood flow of upper extremity after supraclavicular block: a double-blind randomized controlled study

 

Groups(n = 13)

A

B

C

D

E

F

TAMAX(cm/s)

t0

23.1(5.6)

20.9(5.9)

19.6(5.6)

19.1(6.0)

18.7(8.4)

19.1(7.0)

t1

29.7(7.5)*

33.6(8.1)*

35.5(8.1)*

39.1(10.6)*

44.8(18.8)*

49.3(19.9)*

CSA(cm2)

t0

0.126(0.025)

0.140(0.056)

0.133(0.031)

0.131(0.035)

0.114(0.028)

0.114(0.038)

t1

0.145(0.032)*

0.159(0.062)*

0.155(0.038)*

0.162(0.042)*

0.149(0.038)*

0.155(0.055)*

BF(ml/s)

t0

178.2(62.5)

175.9(93.6)

158.2(65.0)

148.6(59.8)

127.6(61.7)

135.5(71.3)

t1

259.3(87.7)*

320.3(152.0)*

330.4(118.4)*

378.7(143.9)*

399.7(190.9)*

465.2(240.6)*

Ts(°C)

t0

31.0(1.4)

29.6(1.1)

30.2(1.4)

29.5(1.3)

29.5(1.1)

29.8(0.8)

t1

32.2(1.2)*

31.5(0.9)*

32.5(1.2)*

31.8(1.3)*

31.9(1.2)*

32.2(1.2)*

  1. Mean and SD values rounded to 2 decimal places
  2. P values are results of 2-tailed, paired student t tests. * P < 0.01 compared with t0
  3. TAMAX time average maximum velocity (cm/s), CSA cross section area, BF blood flow, Ts skin temperature