Table 2.
Frequency of Administration of Medications by Anesthesia Providers during Dilation and Evacuation in Patients who Received Oxytocin or Placebo
| Medication | Number of Patients Who Received Medication N |
Placebo N (%)a |
Oxytocin N (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetaminophen | 15 | 12 (80) | 3 (20) | .02 |
| Cisatracurium | 2 | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | <.99 |
| Desflurane | 5 | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | .65 |
| Dexamethasone | 54 | 27 (50) | 27 (50) | <.99 |
| Famotidine | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | .32 |
| Fentanyl | 104 | 50 (48) | 54 (52) | .14 |
| Isoflurane | 5 | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | .17 |
| Lidocaine | 25 | 13 (52) | 12 (48) | .82 |
| Metoclopramide | 11 | 3 (27) | 8 (73) | .11 |
| Midazolam | 46 | 19 (41) | 27 (59) | .18 |
| Nitrous oxide | 17 | 8 (47) | 9 (53) | .79 |
| Ondansetron | 82 | 42 (51) | 40 (49) | .67 |
| Phenylephrine | 2 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | .15 |
| Promethazine | 1 | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | .32 |
| Propofol | 105 | 53 (50) | 52 (50) | .70 |
| Rocuronium | 18 | 7 (39) | 11 (61) | .30 |
| Sevoflurane | 91 | 43 (47) | 48 (53) | .23 |
| Succinylcholine | 54 | 27 (50) | 27 (50) | <.99 |
a
N represents the number of participants who received the medication in the placebo or oxytocin groups; % represents the frequency of those who received the medication by group.