Table 2.

Intraoperative characteristics

Variables	Placebo group (n = 40)	Propofol group (n = 40)	P value
Incidence of pre-delivery hypotension	35 (88)	32 (80)	0.833
Incidence of post-delivery hypotension	17 (43)	22 (55)	0.368
Exteriorization of the uterus	23 (58)	18 (45)	0.087
Abdominal irrigation	40 (100)	40 (100)	1.00
Skin incision to delivery (min)	6.18 ± 2.15	6.83 ± 2.82	0.239
Duration of surgery (min)	46.4 ± 7.87	43.9 ± 8.25	0.153
Dosage of study medication (mL)	13.6 ± 1.54	13.5 ± 2.34	0.787
Total phenylephrine used (mg)	0.880 ± 1.22	0.850 ± 0.921	0.895

Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or n (%)

Dosage of study medication: the total dose of propofol or normal saline administered during the surgery