Table 2.
Mean hemodynamic measures and pain severity at different times for intervention (magnesium sulfate) and control (standard protocol) groups
| Variables | Study groups | p value | |||
| Intervention | Control | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||||
| Baseline | 136.56 (7.98) | 137.36 (10.61) | 0.677 | ||
| 30 minute | 129.28 (8.32) | 131.0 (8.10) | |||
| 60 minute | 125.2 (6.40) | 125.56 (9.42) | |||
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||||
| Baseline | 81.88 (6.83) | 82.16 (6.68) | 0.628 | ||
| 30 minute | 76.88 (7.23) | 78.08 (7.66) | |||
| 60 minute | 73.80 (6.67) | 74.28 (7.76) | |||
| Pain severity (7) | |||||
| Baseline | 9.12 (0.77) | 9.04 (0.83) | 0.001 | ||
| 30 minute | 4.16 (0.88) | 5.08 (1.50) | |||
| 60 minute | 2.60 (0.49) | 3.08 (0.56) | |||
| Pulse rate (1/minute) | |||||
| Baseline | 96.12 (4.69) | 96.08 (3.42) | 0.001 | ||
| 30 minute | 79.48 (3.48) | 82.88 (4.34) | |||
| 60 minute | 73.72 (2.79) | 77.80 (5.97) | |||
| Respiratory rate (1/minute) | |||||
| Baseline | 17.24 (1.34) | 17.04 (1.41) | 0.172 | ||
| 30 minute | 14.52 (1.11) | 15.32 (1.60) | |||
| 60 minute | 13.56 (1.34) | 14.04 (1.77) | |||
| O 2 Saturation (%) | |||||
| Baseline | 93.88 (1.79) | 93.72 (1.77) | 0.933 | ||
| 30 minute | 94.28 (1.67) | 94.20 (1.64) | |||
| 60 minute | 94.12 (1.59) | 94.28 (1.57) | |||
| Temperature (Celsius) | |||||
| Baseline | 37.14 (0.30) | 37.01 (0.16) | 0.071 | ||
| 30 minute | 37.06 (0.20) | 36.99 (0.13) | |||
| 60 minute | 37.09 (0.28) | 37.09 (0.28) | |||