Table 2.
Induction of combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (time in seconds from beginning of spinal injection, mean and standard deviation).
| LL group n=31 |
LS group n=31 |
CS group n=32 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to completion of intrathecal injection | 26.3 (2.5) | 26.7 (2.4) | 26.3 (2.9) |
| Time to needle removal | 69.7 (13.1) | 65.2 (9.1) | 70.8 (11.4) |
| Time to fixation of epidural catheter | 140.0 (12.0) | 136.1 (15.7) | 135.3 (15.7) |
| Time to reposition patient | 958.0 (13.5)* | 178.0 (14.7) | 174.0 (17.7) |
*
Compared with group LS, P<0.05.