Table 2.
TCD measurements of the two studied groups at different timings
| Variables | Group M (n = 30) |
Group L (n = 30) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV (cm/s) | |||
| Baseline | 68.1 ± 7.09 | 66.1 ± 6.52 | 0.272 |
| After 1 hour | 66.4 ± 6.92 | 63.3 ± 5.98 | 0.060 |
| After 6 hours | 67.1 ± 7.05 | 64.3 ± 6.78 | 0.117 |
| DIAS (cm/s) | |||
| Baseline | 48.4 ± 5.42 | 46.8 ± 3.52 | 0.192 |
| After 1 hour | 46.9 ± 8.50 | 43.5 ± 7.50 | 0.108 |
| After 6 hours | 47.7 ± 6.32 | 44.5 ± 6.81 | 0.065 |
| PI | |||
| Baseline | 0.77 ± 0.04 | 0.77 ± 0.05 | 0.712 |
| After 1 hour | 0.66 ± 0.05 | 0.67 ± 0.05 | 0.535 |
| After 6 hours | 0.66 ± 0.05 | 0.67 ± 0.06 | 0.306 |
| CPP (mmHg) | |||
| Baseline | 103.3 ± 12.7 | 103.6 ± 12.6 | 0.856 |
| After 1 hour | 87.8 ± 10.6 | 86.2 ± 13.02 | 0.619 |
| After 6 hours | 89.8 ± 10.9 | 83.7 ± 14.6 | 0.074 |
| MCA velocity (cm/s) | |||
| Baseline | 3.54 ± 0.44 | 3.62 ± 0.44 | 0.489 |
| After 1 hour | 3.47 ± 0.38 | 3.51 ± 0.35 | 0.657 |
| After 6 hours | 3.42 ± 0.30 | 3.54 ± 0.36 | 0.182 |
Group M = Magnesium sulfate group, Group L = Labetalol group, n = Total number of subjects in each group, MV = Mean Velocity, DIAS = Mean End Diastolic Velocity, PI = Pulsatility Index, CPP = Cerebral Perfusion Pressure, MCA Velocity = Middle Cerebral Artery Velocity.
Data were expressed as mean ± SD.
Independent samples student’s t-test.
P < 0.05 is significant.