Table 1.
Demographics
| Awake Regional n=339 | Spinal n=222 | CSCA n=117 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male (%) | 275 (81.1%) | 179 (80.6%) | 96 (82.1%) |
| Multiple Pregnancy | Yes (%) | 59 (17.4%) | 31 (14.0%) | 28 (24.0%) |
| Gestational Age | Wks | 35.4 (4.1) | 35.5 (4.2) | 35.3 (3.9) |
| Birth Weight | Kg | 2.34 (0.92) | 2.34 (0.90) | 2.35 (0.95) |
| Post Menstrual Age | Wks | 45.5 (4.6) | 45.4 (4.7) | 45.7 (4.5) |
| Current Weight | Kg | 4.21 (1.09) | 4.14 (1.06) | 4.36 (1.14) |
| Age at surgery | Wks | 10.0 (4.6) | 9.9 (4.4) | 10.4 (4.8) |
| Ever Home from Hospital since birth | Yes (%) | 313 (92.3%) | 208a (93.7%) | 105 (89.7%) |
| Sent Home with supplementary | Yes (%) | 7 (2.1%) | 5b (2.3%) | 2c (1.7%) |
| Oxygen Surgery Type | Unilateral/Bilateral Herniorrhaphy(% Unilateral) | 186 (54.9%) | 122 (55%) | 64 (54.7%) |
CSCA= combined spinal caudal anesthetic
Mean (standard deviation) are shown for continuous variables and n (%) for binary variables.
a
One patient is excluded as was a home birth.
b
Eight patients were not included as were still in hospital at time of surgery and variable was recorded as unknown in four patients.
c
Seven patients were not included as were still in hospital at time of surgery.