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Is combined spinal-epidural more effective compared to epidural for labor analgesia?

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2019
Aims and Objectives: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of combined spinal-epidural (CSE) analgesia and low-dose epidural analgesia in labor and study their effects on maternal and fetal well-being.
Jerry Joseph Joel, Narjeet K Osahan, Ekta Rai, Priyanka Daniel, Sunimal Bhaggien   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A critical literature review of epidural analgesia

, 2016
Background: Increasing intervention in birth continues to be a cause for concern and epidural analgesia is an ever more common intervention. A major influence on rising intervention rates is the complex relationship society has with technology ...
Newnham, E, McKellar, L, Pincombe, J
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Peri‐operative management of patients having day surgery: a consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists, British Association for Day Surgery and the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists, Great Britain and Ireland

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Day surgery is now recognised widely as being a vital component of modern healthcare delivery with overall day surgery rates in the UK now > 85%. Day surgery offers an enhanced experience for patients with reduced risk of postoperative complications (e.g.
Craig R. Bailey, David Bunting, Lindsay Hudman, Shivan Kanani, Kirstin May, Catalina Stendall, Rachel Tibble, Allan Xu, Matthew D. Wiles   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plasma and colostrum concentrations of fentanyl in clinical practice: Intravenous versus epidural administration for labor analgesia

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Midwife‐administered intravenous fentanyl may be considered a feasible option for labor analgesia. Abstract Introduction Pain relief during labor is essential. Systemic opioids for labor analgesia have been used for decades as a less invasive alternative to epidural analgesia (EA).
Benedicte Sandhaug Nygaard, Ragnhild Bergene Skråstad, Olav Spigset, Tonje Gottenberg Skaalvik, Are Hugo Pripp, Janne Rossen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia

, 2017
The practice of epidural anesthesia/analgesia requires good knowledge of anatomic references of the sacrum-coccygeal region, as well as previous training in the technique of epidural injection.
Aguiar, Antonio José de Araujo [UNESP], Antonio José de Araujo Aguiar   +1 more
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Planned cesarean section or attempted vaginal delivery: Which is more environmentally friendly? An observational life cycle assessment study in France

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
In this life cycle assessment study conducted in a French hospital, attempted vaginal delivery showed substantially lower environmental impacts than planned cesarean section, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions, resource use, and water consumption, highlighting its greater environmental sustainability in childbirth care.
Sherazade Jaafar, Sayed Gillani, Sophie Cordier, Charles Garabedian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the Effects of Continuous Low-Dose Epidural Analgesia on the Autonomic Nervous System Using Hilbert Huang Transform

, 2012
Effects of continuous low-dose epidural bupivacaine (0.05-0. 1%) infusion on the Doppler velocimetry for labor analgesia have been well documented. The aim of this study was to monitor the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) for women in labor
葉家榮;陳李魁;韓吟宜;謝建興, YEH, JIA-RONG;CHEN, LI-KUEI;HAN, YIN-YI;SHIEH, JIANN-SHING   +1 more
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Exploring the Passive Second Stage of Labour and Related Perinatal Outcomes in a Physiological Cohort

Birth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The passive second stage of labor has been increasingly recognized as a normal phase of labor. However, it remains poorly studied, especially in healthy women. This study aims to assess the passive phase in healthy laboring women and maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Lucia Zagra, Maria Panzeri, Simona Fumagalli, Teresa Gramegna, Antonella Nespoli, Sara Ornaghi, Anna Locatelli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Labor epidural analgesia: Past, present and future

Indian Journal of Pain, 2014
One of the most severe pains experienced by a woman is that of childbirth. Providing analgesia for labor has always been a challenge more so because of the myths and controversies surrounding labor.
Reena, Kasturi H. Bandyopadhyay, Mumtaz Afzal, Amiya K. Mishra, Abhijit Paul   +4 more
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The Second Stage of Labor Questionnaire (SOL‐Q): Development and Psychometric Testing

Birth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The second stage of labor is an intensive phase of childbirth, culminating in the birth of the baby. Women's experiences during this stage can have significant short‐ and long‐term effects on physical and psychological well‐being. Despite this, no validated questionnaires exist to comprehensively assess women's experiences during ...
Cecilia Häggsgård, Karin Ängeby
wiley   +1 more source