TABLE 2.
Oxytocin infusion rates | |||||
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14 IU/h (n = 20) | 18 IU/h (n = 20) | 22 IU/h (n = 20) | 26 IU/h (n = 20) | p-Value | |
Rescue oxytocin required | 6 (30) | 3 (15) | 1 (5)† | 0 (0)† | 0.02 |
Secondary uterine agent | 3 (15) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.10 |
Hb on postoperative day 1 (g/dL) | 111.83 ± 9.23 | 112.93 ± 11.68 | 113.00 ± 15.45 | 111.43 ± 15.32 | 0.66 |
Hb before discharge (g/dL) | 107.63 ± 11.01 | 111.33 ± 13.42 | 108.45 ± 13.41 | 110.36 ± 16.62 | 0.71 |
EBL during surgery (mL) | 510 (440–765) | 570 (465–820) | 544 (380–667) | 590 (475–720) | 0.56 |
Data shown as number (%), median (quartiles), or mean (SD) as appropriate.
†compared with group 14, p values <.05.