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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of very low birthweight infants receiving open inguinal hernia repair. Sixteen patients (11 boys, 5 girls) received a caudal anesthesia as a stand-alone method, 26 patients (22 boys, 4 girls) a combination of a general anesthesia with a caudal anesthesia. The baseline characteristics are well balanced between both groups (Mann-Whitney-U test)

From: Effects of awake caudal anesthesia on mean arterial blood pressure in very low birthweight infants

 

GA + CA (n = 26)

CA (n = 16)

 

Median

25–75% percentile

Min - Max

Median

25–75% percentile

Min - Max

P

birthweight [g]

1390

778–1850

560–2450

1220

869–1593

570–2150

0.32

PMA at birth [weeks]

31.57

29.68–34.07

25.57–38.86

30.07

27.00–32.72

24.29–34.29

0.11

Weight at OR [g]

2990

2375–3400

2000–3600

2400

2149–3050

2000–3600

0.05

PMA at OR [weeks]

39.79

36.86–41.61

35.14–48.29

37.79

36.40–39.71

35.43–43.71

0.11

Duration of surgery [min]

25.5

19.5–49.0

14.0–66.0

29.5

19.75–40.0

8.0–66.0

0.9

  1. PMA Post menstrual age, OR Operation