Hemodynamic changes after spinal anesthesia in preeclamptic patients undergoing cesarean section at a tertiary referral center in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Table 2 Anesthetic characteristics and procedural position of parturients; University of Gondar Northwest Ethiopia, May 2019 (n = 122)

Variable	Non-preeclamptic (n = 81)	Preeclamptic(n = 41)	p-value
Volume of injected bupivacaine (ml)^a	2.30 ± 0.25	2.27 ± 0.25	0.558
Dose of 0.5% plain bupivacaine (mg)^a	11.48 ± 1.24	11.34 ± 1.26	0.558
Speed of spinal administration (ml/sec)^a	0.18 ± 0.12	0.21 ± 0.08	0.323
Upper sensory level^b	T6(T4-T6)	T5(T4-T6)	0.032
Position during spinal procedure n (%)			0.223
Sitting	80(98.8)	39(95.1)
Lateral	1(1.2)	2(4.9)
Position after spinal procedure n (%)			0.479
Supine	80(98.8)	41(100)
Left Lateral tilt	1(1.2)
Parturients treated with adrenaline intraoperatively n (%)			0.550
Yes	2(2.5)	41(100)
No	79(97.5)

n Number, SA Spinal anesthesia, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, MAP Mean arterial pressure, mg Milligram, ml Milliliter, ml/sec Milliliter per second, IV Intravenous
^aIndependent student t-test. ^bMann-Whitney U-test

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