| Group A (40) | Group B (40) | Group C (40) | F Test | P-value |
Time to reach T6 | 3.55 ± 0.78 | 3.08 ± 0.69a | 2.78 ± 0.48ab | 13.84 | <0.001** |
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T2 | 2 (5.0) | 4 (10.0) | 8 (20.0) | FET = 29.4 | <0.001** |
T3 | 3 (7.5) | 6 (15.0) | 13 (32.5) | ||
T4 | 12 (30.0) | 18 (45.0) | 12 (30.0) | ||
T5 | 14 (35.0) | 12 (30.0) | 7 (17.5) | ||
T6 | 9 (22.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Time to max. Bromage scale | 3.45 ± 0.71 | 3.05 ± 0.64a | 2.53 ± 0.51ab | 22.0 | <0.001** |
Duration of sensory block | 129.3 ± 12.93 | 132.25 ± 7.3 | 141.15 ± 12.6ab | 15.22 | <0.001** |
Duration of motor block | 135.5 ± 13.9 | 139.6 ± 10.7 | 148.6 ± 11.6ab | 15.17 | <0.001** |
PACU stay time | 138.75 ± 14.31 | 142.88 ± 9.9 | 152.5 ± 6.8ab | 22.5 | <0.001** |
Total fluid volume | 2193.75 ± 399.23 | 2476.25 ± 494.97a | 2896.25 ± 345.74ab | 28.62 | <0.001** |
Estimated blood loss | 646.25 ± 93.64 | 715.0 ± 76.12a | 781.25 ± 98.51ab | 22.53 | <0.001** |
Urine output | 136.38 ± 59.51 | 130.13 ± 55.45 | 139.25 ± 43.3 | 0.31 | 0.74 |
Dose of ephedrine | 15.15 ± 7.01 (n = 33) | 15.69 ± 5.63 (n = 36) | 26.5 ± 11.78ab (n = 40) | 20.34 | <0.001** |
Dose of phenylephrine | 148.33 ± 98.68 (n = 30) | 141.67 ± 56.7 (n = 36) | 211.25 ± 93.02ab (n = 35) | 7.81 | 0.001** |
PEF baseline | 363.0 ± 36.0 | 357.13 ± 31.86 | 352.5 ± 25.57 | 1.12 | 0.33 |
PEF-30 min | 343.75 ± 35.06 | 335.63 ± 32.96 | 320.38 ± 24.0ab | 5.85 | 0.004** |
Apgar 1 min | 8.03 ± 0.83 | 7.90 ± 0.81 | 7.45 ± 1.11ab | 4.26 | 0.016* |
Apgar 5 min | 8.9 ± 1.03 | 8.95 ± 0.82 | 8.45 ± 1.11ab | 3.08 | 0.05* |
UCPH | 7.274 ± 0.006 | 7.272 ± 0.008 | 7.265 ± 0.011ab | 12.15 | <0.001** |
No of attempts | 1.03 ± 0.16 | 1.13 ± 0.404 | 1.35 ± 0.70ab | 4.9 | 0.009** |
Arrival to induction | 13.28 ± 1.74 | 16.95 ± 4.2a | 20.33 ± 5.39ab | 30.05 | <0.001** |
Induction to skin | 13.7 ± 3.13 | 14.05 ± 3.0 | 14.5 ± 3.07 | 0.68 | 0.51 |
Induction to ut | 20.98 ± 3.05 | 23.03 ± 3.17a | 26.28 ± 2.94ab | 30.67 | <0.001** |
Ut to delivery | 48.88 ± 16.47 | 53.5 ± 14.77 | 63.5 ± 16.53ab | 8.79 | <0.001** |
Skin incision to closure (surgery duration) | 43.7 ± 5.13 | 49.1 ± 5.28a | 56.18 ± 6.43ab | 49.19 | <0.001** |