Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the sample population (n patients = 80)
| Mean | St. dev. | |
|---|---|---|
| Descriptive features | ||
| Age (years) | 34.10 | 5.71 |
| Gestational age | 38.66 | 0.67 |
| Number of pregnancies | 0.86 | 1.24 |
| Pre-pregnancy weight (kg) | 63.76 | 10.97 |
| Weight at the delivery (kg) | 76.68 | 11.22 |
| BMI pre-pregnancy | 23.70 | 4.43 |
| BMI at term | 28.49 | 4.53 |
| ΔBMI | 20.94 | 8.46 |
| Duration of delivery (min) | 57.60 | 14.73 |
| Max thermic level | 3.99 | 1.00 |
| Thermic level at the discharge | 5.26 | 1.24 |
| Duration of recovery (days) | 3.84 | 0.95 |
| Hemodynamic effects | ||
| Blood loss (mL) | 693.13 | 409.29 |
| Crystalloids (mL) | 1306.88 | 327.22 |
| Ephedrine (mg) | 13.82 | 9.35 |
| Neosynephrine (mcg) | 1.31 | 11.19 |
| Diuresis at 24 h (mL) | 1801.46 | 897.70 |
| Total amount of administered fluids in 24 h (mL) | 2665.94 | 962.41 |
| Total balance mL (mL) | 1478.23 | 1004.12 |
BMI body mass index