Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 4 Fetal hemodynamic monitoring

From: Norepinephrine versus ephedrine for hypotension prophylaxis during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia

	Group N (n = 60)	Group E (n = 60)	P value
UtA-PI
Baseline	0.59 ± 0.13	0.56 ± 0.12	0.192
After 5 min	0.57 ± 0.09	0.76 ± 0.11	< 0.001*
UA-PI
Baseline	0.83 ± 0.08	0.78 ± 0.10	0.219
After 5 min	0.80 ± 0.09	0.76 ± 0.07	0.162

UtA-PI uterine artery pulsatility index, UA-PI umbilical artery pulsatility index. Independent sample t test; p value > 0.05 NS; *p value < 0.05 S

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