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Table 1 Descriptive Data of Participants

From: Impact of interval between induction of spinal anesthesia to delivery on umbilical arterial cord ph of neonates delivered by elective cesarean section

Maternal data:

Range

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

21–41

29.84 ± 4.11

BMI (kg/m2)

24–39

33.45 ± 2.75

Parity

0–4

2

Indication of CS:

N

%

RLSCS

173

(78.6%)

Breech

29

(13.2%)

Maternal request

15

(6.8%)

Previous Intrauterine fetal demise

3

(1.4%)

Previous cerebral palsy

0–4

1

Intraoperative data:

Range

Mean ± SD

Induction of spinal anesthesia to delivery interval (min)

14–50

25.69 ± 5.56

Induction of spinal anesthesia to skin incision interval (min)

9–28

17.34 ± 3.70

Skin incision to uterine incision interval (min)

3–20

7.06 ± 2.35

Uterine incision to delivery interval (min)

1–5

1.18 ± 0.53

Cephalic presentation

N-%: 191 (86.8%)

Need for vasopressor (ephedrine)

N-%: 220 (100.0%)

Dose of vasopressor (ephedrine) (mg)

4–21

11.43 ± 3.20

New born data:

 Umbilical PH

7–7.36

7.29 ± 0.08

 Base deficit (mmol/l)

0.3–21.8

8.34 ± 4.43

 Base deficit < 12 mmol/l

N-%: 183 (83.2%)

 Fetal birth weight (gm)

2500–4200

3335.68 ± 206.65

 Apgar 1 min

5–9

8.18 ± 0.81

 Apgar 5 min

5–10

8.52 ± 1.18

 Apgar 5 min < 7

N-%: 4 (1.8%)

 NICU admission

N-%: 8 (3.6%)

 Need for intubation/ventilation

N-%: 1 (0.5%)

 Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

0