Table 3.
Baseline characteristics for the caesarean section and the newborns
| C/T (n = 156) | E (n = 127) | ||||
| Parameter | n | n | P | ||
| Baseline caesarean section characteristics | |||||
| Gestation (weeks) | 156 | 38.5 ± 1.4 | 127 | 38.4 ± 1.5 | 0.7355 |
| Primary/secondary caesarean section (%) | 156 | 92 / 8 | 127 | 90 / 10 | 0.5815 |
| Start of anaesthesia to | |||||
| Diagnosis of hypotension (min) | 156 | 8.5 ± 6.4 | 127 | 7.9 ± 5.6 | 0.5619 |
| Incision (min) | 156 | 13.7 ± 5.8 | 127 | 13.2 ± 5.1 | 0.8075 |
| Uterotomy (min) | 156 | 18.5 ± 7.8 | 127 | 17.6 ± 5.9 | 0.7206 |
| Cord clamping (min) | 156 | 20.2 ± 8.0 | 127 | 19.2 ± 6.1 | 0.5404 |
| Neonatal characteristics and outcome | |||||
| Umbilical arterial pH | 142 | 7.32 ± 0.05 | 117 | 7.31 ± 0.07 | 0.3371 |
| Umbilical venous pH | 86 | 7.36 ± 0.05 | 73 | 7.34 ± 0.07 | 0.1134 |
| Foetal acidosis (UA pH < 7.2) (%) | 142 | 2.8 | 117 | 7.7 | 0.0737 |
| UA base deficit | 132 | –1.11 ± 2.15 | 103 | –1.98 ± 2.35 | 0.0093 |
| Weight (g) | 156 | 3421 ± 534 | 127 | 3312 ± 536 | 0.1970 |
| Male/Female (%) | 156 | 58 / 42 | 127 | 54 / 47 | 0.4192 |
| Lactate (mg dl−1) | 70 | 18.1 ± 6.2 | 25 | 25.8 ± 13.5 | 0.0060 |
Data are mean ± SD, or %.
C/T, cafedrine/theodrenaline; E, ephedrine; UA, umbilical cord arterial blood.