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Table 4 The postoperative short-term outcomes in different groups after propensity score matching

From: Comparison of postoperative pain between patients who underwent primary and repeated cesarean section: a prospective cohort study

Outcomes

Group P (n = 45)

Group R (n = 45)

Statistics

Age (year)

30.3 ± 4.3

30.8 ± 3.4

t = 0.555, P = 0.580

Gestational age (week)

38.6 ± 1.0

38.5 ± 0.7

t = 0.569, P = 0.571

Preoperative complications

5 (11.1%)

3 (6.7%)

χ2 = 0.548, P = 0.458

Time to feel pain (hour)

3 (2, 6)

4 (2, 7)

U = 0.858, P = 0.391

Early walking time (hour)

28.9 ± 8.8

28.5 ± 9.6

t = 0.213, P = 0.832

Nausea or vomiting

3 (6.7%)

4 (8.9%)

χ2 = 0.155, P = 0.693

Pruritus

2 (4.5%)

3 (6.7%)

χ2 = 0.212, P = 0.645

Sleep quality PO 0d (poor)

16 (35.6%)

13 (28.9%)

χ2 = 0.457, P = 0.498

Sleep quality PO 1d (poor)

5 (11.1%)

3 (6.7%)

χ2 = 0.548, P = 0.458

PCIA consumption (mL)

111.1 ± 36.0

110.9 ± 37.3

t = 0.026, P = 0.979

Hospital stays (day)

3.5 ± 1.1

3.0 ± 0.8

t = 2.513, P = 0.014

  1. Group P and R mean patients who received primary and repeated cesarean delivery, respectively; Data were presented as means ± SD, median (interquartile range) or as numbers (percentage); PO = Postoperative; PCIA = Patient controlled intravenous analgesia