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. 2025 Aug 25;25:883. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-08024-x

Table 3.

Anesthetics characteristics and comparison between dependent and independent variables, n (320) 2024

Variables Total
n (%)
SIAH P-value
Yes
n (%)
No
n (%)
BP prior induction
Normal Bp 268 (83.8) 219 (87.6) 49 (70.0) < 0.001
Low Bp 15 (4.7) 13(5.2) 2 (2.9)
High Bp 37 (11.6) 18(7.2) 19 (27.1)
Preload
Yes 43 (13.4) 29 (11.6) 14 (20.0) 0.069
No 277 (86.6) 221 (88.4) 56 (80.0)
Volume of preload (ml)
Less than or equal 500 24 (7.5) 15 (51.7) 9 (64.3) 0.437
> 500 19 (5.9) 5(35.7) 14 (48.3)
Duration of preload (min)
Less than or equal 5 14(4.4) 9 (3.6) 5 (7.1) 0.434
> 5 22(6.9) 17 (6.8) 5 (7.1)
None 284(88.7) 224 (89.6) 60(85.7)
Patient positioning after spinal
Leg wrapping 7(2.2) 5 (2.0) 2 (2.9) 0.643a
Left lateral table tilt 10(3.1) 9 (3.6) 1 (1.4)
None 303(94.7) 236 (94.4) 67 (95.7)
Interspace at which SAB was administered
L3-L4 115(35.9) 81 (32.4) 34 (48.6) 0.013
L4-L5 205(64.1) 169 (67.6) 36 (51.4)
Metoclopramide medication
Yes 49(15.3) 33 (13.2) 16 (22.9) 0.047
No 271(84.7) 217 (86.8) 54 (77.1)
Ephedrine medication
Yes 149 (46.6) 93 (37.2) 56 (80.0) < 0.001
No 171 (53.4) 157 (62.8) 14 (20.0)
Phenylephrine medication
Yes 58 (18.1) 45 (18.0) 13 (18.6) 0.913
No 262 (81.9) 205 (82.0) 57 (81.4)
Interval between spinal induction and skin incision (min)
5–6 301(94.1) 233 (93.2) 68 (97.1) 0.267
> 6 19 (5.9) 17 (6.8) 2 (2.9)
Amount of crystalloid intraoperative (ML)
1000 37(11.6) 22 (8.8) 15 (21.4) 0.006
1000 161(50.3) 125 (50.0) 36 (51.4)
> 1500 122(38.1) 103 (41.2) 19 (27.1)
Preoperative hemoglobin
Above 11 g/dl 191(59.7) 136 (54.4) 55 (78.6) < 0.001
Below 11 g/dl 129(40.3) 114 (45.6) 15 (21.4)
Indication for C/S
Malpresentation 84(26.2) 69 (27.6) 15 (21.4) < 0.001
Non-reassuring fetal status 105(32.8) 81 (32.4) 24 (34.3)
Previous scar 94(29.4) 82 (32.8) 12 (17.1)
Uterine rapture 8(2.5) 6 (2.4) 2 (2.9)
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders 29 (9.1) 12 (4.8) 17 (24.3)

The p-value (bold) was calculated using the chi-square test to assess the association between the dependent and independent variables, with a significance level of α = 0.05

aFisher’s exact test