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. 2018 May 23;2018:2708175. doi: 10.1155/2018/2708175

Table 2.

Norepinephrine consumption.

Control (n = 30) NE 1 (n = 29) NE 2 (n = 30) NE 3 (n = 28) p value
Time to delivery (min) 4.7 ± 1.4 5.8 ± 1.7 5.6 ± 1.9 5.5 ± 1.4 0.054
Duration of surgery (min) 41.3 ± 8.2 41.1 ± 8.7 37.6 ± 7.1 38.2 ± 8.2 0.188
Before delivery
 Infusion (μg) 0.0 ± 0.0 99.8 ± 42.3∗∗ 214.5 ± 69.4∗∗## 255.3 ± 113.7∗∗## <0.001
 Number of boluses (n) 2.0 ± 1.8 0.7 ± 1.2 0.6 ± 1.6 0.3 ± 0.7∗∗ <0.001
 Total boluses (μg) 19.7 ± 17.9 6.9 ± 12.0 6.3 ± 16.1 2.9 ± 6.6∗∗ <0.001
 Total consumption (µg) 19.7 ± 17.9 106.7 ± 44.7∗∗ 220.87 ± 74.6∗∗## 258.1 ± 115.1∗∗## <0.001

During surgery
 Infusion (μg) 0.0 ± 0.0 177.9 ± 75.6∗∗ 368.4 ± 134.4∗∗## 475.5 ± 241.6∗∗## <0.001
 Number of boluses (n) 2.3 ± 2.0 0.9 ± 1.3 0.7 ± 1.7 0.4 ± 0.8∗∗ <0.001
 Total boluses (μg) 23 ± 20.0 9.0 ± 13.2 7.3 ± 16.6 3.6 ± 7.8∗∗ <0.001

Total consumption (μg) 23 ± 20.0 186.9 ± 79.6∗∗ 375.8 ± 137.3∗∗## 479.1 ± 243.8∗∗## <0.001

Data were presented as mean ± SD. p < 0.05 compared with control; ∗∗p < 0.001 compared with control; ##p < 0.001 compared with NE 1.