S. No.

Parameter ± SD

Intervention group

n = 9

Controls

n = 20

Significance

df = 27

1.

Age (years)

31.67 ± 3.28

30.9 ± 4.29

t = 0.477, p = 0.6368

2.

Parity

3.22 ± 1.09

3.55 ± 1.31

t = 0.658, p = 0.515

3.

Gestational age at delivery (in weeks)

35.17 ± 0.83

35.2 ± 0.9

t = 0.084, p = 0.932

4.

Preoperative Hb^a (gm%)

10.43 ± 0.69

10.54 ± 0.77

t = 0.366, p = 0.716

5.

Preoperative Hct^b (mm 1^st hr)

31.89 ± 1.83

32.3 ± 1.92

t = 0.539, p = 0.594

6.

Duration of surgery (minutes)

85 ± 11.72

98.25 ± 9.9

t = 3.152, p = 0.0039^*

7.

Estimated blood loss (ml)

1011.11 ± 99.3

1855 ± 222.95

t = 10.799, p ≤ 0.0001^*

8.

Postoperative Hb^a (gm%)

8.57 ± 0.51

6.85 ± 0.50

t = 8.519, p ≤ 0.0001^*

9.

Postperative Hct^b (mm 1^st hr)

26.89 ± 1.53

21.8 ± 2.37

t = 5.883, p ≤ 0.0001^*

10.

Blood transfusions (units)

2.11 ± 0.93

4.45 ± 1.47

t = 4.373, p = 0.0002^*

11.

Duration of hospital stay (days)

7.44 ± 0.88

10.3 ± 1.83

t = 4.430, p ≤ 0.0001^*

12.

Average fall in Hb^a levels (gm%)

1.85 ± 0.34

3.67 ± 0.92

t = 5.713, p ≤ 0.0001^*

13.

Average fall in Hct^b (mm 1^st hr)

4.44 ± 1.33

10.42 ± 2.94

t = 5.796, p ≤ 0.0001^*