Table 5.
Haemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets levels before and after caesarean section.
| Carbetocin (A) | Oxytocin (B) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Operative Hb (median interquartile ranges) | |||||
| Hb (g/dl) | 11.4 | (10.7 – 12.1) | 11.8 | (10.9 – 12.3) | 0.33 |
| Ht (%) | 34.6 | (32 – 36.2) | 34 | (30.9 – 36.8) | 0.80 |
| PLT | 222 | (180 – 266) | 206 | (162 – 236) | 0.09 |
| Post-Operative Hb Drop (median interquartile ranges) | |||||
| Hb 2 h after CS (g/dl) | −0.6 | (−1.1 ; −0.1) | −0.7 | (−1.3 ; −0.3) | 0.463 |
| Hb 12 h after CS (g/dl) | −0.7 | (−1.3 ; 0.0) | −1.1 | (−1.9 ; −0.2) | 0.074 |
| Ht 2 h after CS (%) | −1.4 | (−2.8 ; −0.1) | −1.8 | (−4.0 ; 0.4) | 0.25 |
| Ht 12 h after CS (%) | −1.4 | (−3.2 ; 0.2) | −1.9 | (−5.3 ; 0.2) | 0.20 |
| PLT 2 h after CS | −20 | (−52 ; 0) | −7 | (−28 ; 1 ) | 0.171 |
| PLT 12h after CS | −18 | (−46 ; 0) | −12 | (−29 ; 8) | 0.194 |