Factors associated with anesthetic satisfaction after cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia

JA Clinical Reports

Table 1 Univariate analysis between the satisfied and not satisfied groups

	All patients (n = 813)		p value	Spinal anesthesia patients (n = 792)		p value
	Satisfied group	Not satisfied group		Satisfied group	Not satisfied group
	n = 425	n = 388		n = 408	n = 384
Maternal demographics
Age (year)	32.8 (5.1)	32.2 (5.0)	0.13	32.7 (5.2)	32.2 (5.0)	0.17
Body mass index (kg/m²)	24.7 (4.4)	24.8 (4.8)	0.75	24.8 (4.4)	24.8 (4.8)	0.92
Number of nulliparous	245	222	0.9	234	219	0.92
Gestational week (weeks)	37.3 (2.6)	37.2 (2.9)	0.87	37.2 (2.7)	37.3 (2.9)	0.75
Comorbidity	106	109	0.3	104	109	0.35
Factors associated with surgery
Surgical duration (min)	56.3 (16.8)	56.5 (17.0)	0.87	56.3 (16.9)	56.4 (16.7)	0.88
Time zone of surgery			0.86			0.74
Daytime elective surgery	233	216		221	214
Surgery on holiday	41	38		41	38
Nighttime emergency surgery	54	44		53	43
Daytime emergency surgery	97	90		93	89
Transfusion	20	14	0.43	20	13	0.28
Factors associated with neuroxial anesthesia
Intraoperative factors
Epidural anesthesia	17	4	0.002	0	0	NA
Paresthesia during needle insertion	203	248	< 0.001	195	247	< 0.001
Lightning pain	37	59	0.0041	36	59	0.0046
Failed block	4	14	0.0098	4	14	0.011
Block height (Th ≤ 4)	362	314	0.1	346	311	0.15
Sedatives or analgesics	101	114	0.06	98	113	0.08
Anti-emetic	164	184	0.011	162	183	0.019
Postoperative factors
Nausea and vomiting	98	112	0.05	95	110	0.81
Postoperative pain	352	333	0.24	341	330	0.35
Numbness	5	10	0.13	4	10	0.083
Postpartum headache	45	64	0.013	44	64	0.015
Itching	160	147	0.94	149	146	0.47
Neonatal information
Apgar score at 5 min	9.6 (0.8)	9.6 (1.0)	0.89	9.6 (0.8)	9.6 (1.0)	0.78
Baby’s weight (g)	2669 (640)	2692 (679)	0.62	2656 (640)	2687 (680)	0.49

Data are presented as the mean and standard deviation in parentheses or as a number; NA not available