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Table 1 Patient characteristics and intraoperative data

From: Comparison of intrathecal morphine with continuous patient-controlled epidural anesthesia versus intrathecal morphine alone for post-cesarean section analgesia: a randomized controlled trial

 

IM group (n = 23)

IM + PCEA group (n = 23)

P value

Age (years)

33.30 ± 5.46

32.74 ± 4.98

0.7155

Height (cm)

157.87 ± 6.27

158.00 ± 5.89

0.9423

Weight (kg)

65.48 ± 10.20

64.65 ± 7.84

0.7596

Duration of surgery (minutes)

53.48 ± 10.30

51.13 ± 9.60

0.4281

Previous history of caesarean section

13 (56.5)

14 (60.9)

> 0.9999

ASA physical status I/II

12 (52.2)/11 (47.8)

16 (69.6)/7 (30.4)

0.3651

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD or as n (%). IM Intrathecal morphine, IM + PCEA Intrathecal morphine combined with patient-controlled epidural anesthesia, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists