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Table 4 Required time and intake/output in the perioperative periods

From: Efficacy of electrical stimulation on epidural anesthesia for cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group L

(n = 28)

Group E

(n = 26)

Time interval between the admission to the operating room and the start of the operation (min.)

32.37 ± 12.46

27.81 ± 15.92

Time A (interval between drape and test dose administration) (min.)

8.79 ± 3.97

8.81 ± 3.20

Time B (time it took to confirm epidural space, administer main dose and to place epidural catheter) (min.)

4.61 ± 2.50

4.67 ± 2.16

Operation time (min.)

48.93 ± 11.61

50.77 ± 16.82

Time interval between the end of the operation and the discharge to PACU (min.)

6.70 ± 4.11

6.42 ± 3.21

Crystalloid (ml)

1060.37 ± 469.41

1128.08 ± 388.15

Colloid (ml)

37.04 ± 133.44

53.85 ± 152.92

Transfusion (pint)

0.12 ± 0.43

0.08 ± 0.39

Urine output (ml)

249.82 ± 144.49

224.23 ± 115.27

Blood loss (ml)

479.63 ± 138.74

519.92 ± 209.76

  1. Values are the mean ± SD. Group L used a loss of resistance technique in the epidural cesarean section, whereas group E used electrical epidural stimulation combined with a loss of resistance technique. Perioperative time period in each step and intake / output during perioperative periods were comparable between the two groups. Abbreviation: PACU Post-anesthesia care unit