PASWR (version 1.0)

EPIDURAL: Traditional Sitting Position Versus Hamstring Stretch Position

Description

Initial results from a study to determine whether the traditional sitting position or the hamstring stretch position is superior for administering epidural anesthesia to pregnant women in labor as measured by the number of obstructive (needle to bone) contacts (OC)

Usage

EPIDURAL

source

Ugarte, M. D., Militino, A. F., and Arnholt, A. T. (2008) Probability and Statistics with R. Chapman & Hall/CRC.

Examples

attach(EPIDURAL)
Teasy <- factor(Ease,levels=c("Easy","Difficult","Impossible"))
X <- table(Doctor, Teasy)
X
par(mfrow=c(2,2)) # Figure 2.12
barplot(X,
main="Barplot where Doctor is Stacked 
 within Levels of Palpitation")
barplot(t(X),
main="Barplot where Levels of Palpitation 
 is Stacked within Doctor")
barplot(X, beside=TRUE,
main="Barplot where Doctor is Grouped 
 within Levels of Palpitation")
barplot(t(X), beside=TRUE,
main="Barplot where Levels of Palpitation 
 is Grouped within Doctor")
par(mfrow=c(1,1))
detach(EPIDURAL)