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Table 3 Comparisons between the two groups regarding heart rate, respiratory rate, nausea, and vomiting

From: The new trending pain-free cesarean section: TAP block versus IV PCA

 

“Group A” (n = 35)

“Group B” (n = 35)

p value

Heart rate

   

 2 h

72.9 ± 7.6

83.3 ± 7.1

< 0.001*

 4 h

72.8 ± 6.9

83.7 ± 6.7

< 0.001*

 6 h

72.6 ± 9.4

74.9 ± 7.9

0.272

 12 h

71.6 ± 8.7

75.0 ± 9.1

0.115

 24 h

71.9 ± 9.2

74.9 ± 7.5

0.139

Respiratory rate

   

 2 h

17.8 ± 2.6

17.4 ± 1.4

0.427

 4 h

16.9 ± 2.6

16.8 ± 1.3

0.839

 6 h

16.9 ± 2.9

16.8 ± 1.4

0.854

 12 h

16.5 ± 2.7

16.9 ± 1.5

0.446

 24 h

16.4 ± 3.1

16.7 ± 1.1

0.591

Nausea

3 (8.57%)

10 (28.57%)

0.03*

Vomiting

1 (2.86%)

6 (17.14%)

0.04*

  1. Independent samples t test was used to compare normally distributed variables between both groups; Values are expressed as Mean ± SD. Pearson chi-square test was used for qualitative data between both groups; Values are expressed as number and percentage
  2. *Statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05)