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Table 1 Demographics and anesthetic drug doses

From: Outcomes for 298 breastfed neonates whose mothers received ketamine and diazepam for postpartum tubal ligation in a resource-limited setting

Variable

n

 

Maternal Age, (years)b

298

33 (21–45), [30–37]

Maternal Parityb

298

5 (1–12), [4–6]

EGA at delivery (weeks+days)b

298

39 + 5 (37 + 0 to 43 + 3), [39 + 0 to 40 + 2]

Birth weight (grams)b

298

3123 (2020–5040), [2860–3400]

5 min Apgar scoreb

296

10 (7–10), [10-10]

Postpartum day of operationa, b

298

2 (1–6), [2, 3]

Maternal weight on day of operation (kg)b

294

52 (33–80), [47–59]

Received IV ketaminec

298

297/298 (99.7)

 IV ketamine dose (mg/kg maternal body wt)b

292

1.16 (0.46–3.80), [1.00–1.53]

Received IV diazepamc

298

246/298 (82.6)

 IV diazepam dose (mg/10 kg maternal body wt)b

241

1.70 (0.29–6.15), [1.14–2.00]

Received PO diazepamc

298

148/298 (49.7)

 Oral diazepam dose (mg)b

147

5 (5–10), [5-5]

Lidocaine, local to incision, dose (mg)b

290

100 (50–200), [100–100]

  1. Note: weight was missing for 5 patients. Doses were missing for one patient who was documented to have received PO and IV diazepam and IV ketamine
  2. Abbreviations: EGA estimated gestational age, IV intravenous, PO oral, mg milligrams, kg kilograms, wt weight
  3. acounted as calendar days with the date of birth considered “day 1”
  4. bMedian (range), [interquartile range]
  5. cn (%)