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Table 3 Duration of shivering, 4 segments block regressions and motor block

From: Magnesium sulfate intravenous infusion versus intrathecal injection for prevention of post-spinal shivering during lower limb fracture surgery: a randomized controlled study

Variable

Group

Mean

SD

*P value

Duration of shivering (minutes)

T

24.86

7.411

0.092

M

20.47

6.61

C

45

36.2

**P value

***P value

0.015

0.008

Duration of 4 segments block regressions (minutes)

T

60.67

7.8

0.15

M

57.78

10.14

C

58.6

10.4

**P value

***P value

0.185

0.655

Duration of motor block (minutes)

T

56

5.8

0.09

M

54.4

7.93

C

55.78

8.13

**P value

***P value

0.81

0.16

  1. Data are presented as means and standard deviation (SD)
  2. *P value (for group T versus M)
  3. **P value (for group C vs T),
  4. ***P value (for group C vs M). P value < 0.05 is significant