Table 3 depicts intraoperative interventions to raise blood pressure in very low birthweight children receiving open inguinal hernia repair. Full electrolyte solution boli (Jonosteril®) or vasopressor boli (Akrinor®; cafedrine/theoadrenaline) were administered at the discretion of the anaesthesiologist (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) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fluid bolus | Patients n [%] | 15 [57.7] | 3 [18.8] | 0.0046 |
Average fluid bolus [ml/patient] [mean] | 27 ± 14.8 | 10 ± 4.1 | 0.0015 | |
Cafedrine / theoadrenaline | Patients n [%] | 5 [19.2] | 0 [0] | < 0.001 |
Average vasopressor bolus [ml/patient] [mean] | 0.15 ± 0.06 | 0 | < 0.001 |