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Table 4 Vasoactive drug doses used in patients within 30 min after beginning anaesthesia

From: Effect of the menstrual cycle on circulation during combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia

Variable

Follicular phase

Luteal phase

P-value

Ephedrine (mg)

2.00 ± 0.63

5.68 ± 1.07*

0.02

Metaraminol (mg)

0.012 ± 0.012

0.026 ± 0.018

0.58

Hypotension episode(time)

8

14

/

  1. *P < 0.05 compared with the follicular group