Table 2.
Oxytocin dosing variables
| Variable | Dukea N = 402 |
Pithagore6b N = 6,907 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximal oxytocin infusion rate, mU/min | 9.0 (5.0, 16.0) | 7.5 (5.0, 12.5) | <0.0001 |
| Total duration of oxytocin infusion, h | 11.6 (6.4, 20.4) | 4.1 (2.2, 6.3) | <0.0001 |
| Oxytocin product, mU/min × h | 173 (46, 880) | 32.5 (11.8, 72.6) | <0.0001 |
| Oxytocin total dose (AUC), mU | 3,525 (1,194, 9,822) | 1,370 (540, 2,940) | <0.0001 |
Abbreviation: AUC, area under the curve.
a
The Duke data are from 402 women.
b
The Pithagore6 data are as follows: 6,854 women with maximal infusion rate, 6,895 women with total duration of oxytocin infusion, 6,842 women with oxytocin product, and 6,907 with oxytocin total dose (AUC).
Note: Data presented are median (interquartile range).