Table 2 Sensory and motor blocks among the studied cases
Variables | D Group (n = 55) | C Group (n = 55) | Difference(D-C) | ^P-value (groups) | #P-value (versus minute-5) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SE) | 95% CI | |||||
Number of segments above S1 | ||||||
5th minute | 4.0 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.2) | −0.1–0.5 | 0.174 | – |
10th minute | 5.5 (0.8) | 5.2 (1.0) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.0–0.7 | 0.056 | < 0.001* |
15th minute | 6.7 (0.9) | 6.4 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.2) | 0.0–0.6 | 0.167 | < 0.001* |
20th minute | 7.0 (0.8) | 6.7 (0.6) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.0–0.5 | 0.097 | < 0.001* |
Time to complete motor block | ||||||
Time (minutes) | 7.1 (0.8) | 7.4 (0.9) | −0.3 (0.2) | −0.6–0.1 | 0.126 | – |