Table I.
Characteristics of the participants sorted by post-anesthesia position.
| Post-anesthesia position | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Supine (N=38) | Left tilt (N=39) | P-value |
| Age (years) | 33.47±3.95 | 32.85±4.60 | 0.523 |
| Height (cm) | 159.48±6.45 | 159.67±5.37 | 0.895 |
| Weight (kg) | 67.26±9.01 | 69.18±10.47 | 0.393 |
| BMI | 26.43±3.10 | 27.13±3.96 | 0.390 |
| CI | 3.97±0.55 | 4.00±0.57 | 0.864 |
| TPRI | 1902.34±321.45 | 1917.23±357.10 | 0.848 |
| SV | 85.21±14.16 | 82.44±15.56 | 0.417 |
| SBP (baseline, mmHg) | 122.37±15.38 | 122.00±14.90 | 0.915 |
| SBP (0 min, mmHg) | 118.21±19.52 | 117.62±16.47 | 0.885 |
| SBP (2 min, mmHg) | 106.92±26.12 | 98.41±19.33 | 0.108 |
| SBP (5 min, mmHg) | 101.68±25.26 | 92.00±19.32 | 0.062 |
| SBP (7 min, mmHg) | 102.32±19.06 | 97.54±15.96 | 0.236 |
| SBP (10 min, mmHg) | 103.39±17.02 | 103.44±16.22 | 0.991 |
| Ephedrine dose (mg) | 12.11±11.19 | 13.59±12.03 | 0.577 |
| Apgar 1 min | 7.97±0.28 | 7.95±0.51 | 0.792 |
| Apgar 5 min | 8.97±0.16 | 9.00±0.23 | 0.564 |
| Neonatal weight (g) | 3040.26±425.60 | 3098.79±402.03 | 0.537 |
| Sensory block T3 (n, %) | 3, 7.9 | 3, 7.7 | 0.435 |
| Sensory block T4 (n, %) | 31, 81.6 | 35, 89.7 | |
| Sensory block T5 (n, %) | 4, 10.5 | 1, 2.6 | |
Data are presented as the mean ± SD. The P-value was calculated using Student's t-test or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate. BMI, body mass index; CI, cardiac output index; TPRI, total peripheral resistance index; SV, stroke volume; SBP, systolic blood pressure.