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Table 7 Heart rate changes

From: A comparative study between dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone as an intrathecal adjuvant for prevention of perioperative shivering in cesarean section

 

Group A (n = 30)

Group B (n = 30)

p value

Preoperative

80.89 ± 5.1

80.04 ± 3.9

0.469

IOP:

Induction of spinal

81.3 ± 4.48

81.38 ± 3.73

0.935

 5 m

62.58 ± 3.94

64.2 ± 3.65

0.105

 10 m

60.88 ± 3.5

59.6 ± 3.09

0.14

 15 m

76.23 ± 3.4

74.3 ± 3.59

0.3

 20 m

73.35 ± 3.7

75.2 ± 3.49

0.051

 25 m

70.4 ± 3.3

72.7 ± 3.2

0.7

 30 m

75.5 ± 3.28

76.6 ± 4.06

0.598

 35 m

77.9 ± 3.6

76.67 ± 3.3

0.178

 40 m

80.3 ± 3.8

82.3 ± 2.94

0.24

 45 m

78.05 ± 3.9

79.78 ± 3.8

0.086

Postop:

 15 m

77.1 ± 4.11

76.6 ± 3.11

0.657

 30 m

77.46 ± 4.24

79.4 ± 3.8

0.063

 45 m

79.88 ± 3.09

79.5 ± 3.75

0.681

 60 m

78.29 ± 3.95

76.88 ± 3.02

0.126

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. p value > 0.05 is considered statistically non-significant