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Table 3 Incidence of adverse effects associated with each anesthetic technique

From: Intrathecal morphine versus epidural ropivacaine infusion for analgesia after Cesarean section: a retrospective study

 

ITM group (n = 32)

CSEA-EDA group (n = 27)

p-value

Postural hypotension

2 (6.3 %)

6 (22.2 %)

0.08

PDPH

–

2 (7.4 %)

0.21

Numbness in the lower extremities 24 h after CD

–

9 (33.3 %)

<0.001

PONV

2 (6.3 %)

2 (7.4 %)

0.63

Pruritus

12 (37.5 %)

–

<0.001

Catheter trouble

–

5 (18.5 %)

–

  1. Data are shown as actual incidence number (percentage of total patients). Statistical analyses were performed by Fisher’s exact test
  2. CD Cesarean delivery, ITM intrathecal morphine-supplemented spinal anesthesia, CSEA-EDA combined spinal–epidural anesthesia followed by opioid-free epidural analgesia, PDPH postdural puncture headache, PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting
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