Table 2.
Comparison of mean changes of the NIRS variables between the groups concerning the occlusion maneuver, before and after the intervention.
| Variables | Conventional Group | Modified Group | Effect group (p-value) |
Effect situation (p-value) |
Effect interaction (p-value) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre (n = 20) | Post (n = 16) | Pre (n = 20) | Post (n = 16) | ||||
|
Recovery Time of occlusion (s) |
106.11 (67.23 to 144.99) |
179.33 (−138.83 to 97.49) |
135.00 (98.12 to 171.88) |
381.25 (73.19 to 689.31) |
0.299 | 0.153 | 0.434 |
| Delta HHb of occlusion (a.u.) |
14.74 (11.21 to 18.26) |
11.03 (8.20 to 13.87) |
13.99 (10.55 to 17.43) |
14.34 (11.53 to 17.14) |
0.546 | 0.157 | 0.089 |
| Delta StO2 of occlusion (%) |
−21.07 (−23.93 to −8.21) |
−19.65 (−23.11 to −16.19) |
−21.89 (−24.68 to −9.10) |
−23.53 (−26.89 to −0.17) |
0.261 | 0.898 | 0.082 |
Data are presented as mean (95% CI of mean). HHb: deoxyhemoglobin; s: seconds; a.u.: arbitrary unit; StO2: tissue saturation *p < 0.05 for comparison between pre and post treatment, with Bonferroni correction; †p < 0.05 for comparison between groups, via Bonferroni test.