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From labor to surgery: expanding the role of programmed intermittent epidural bolus beyond obstetric [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Epidural analgesia has been effective for postoperative pain control, but its use has declined owing to adverse effects, such as motor blockade and delayed recovery.
Yu Jeong Bang, RyungA Kang
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Effects of Local Anesthetic on the Time Between Analgesic Boluses and the Duration of Labor in Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia: Prospective Study of Two Ultra-Low Dose Regimens of Ropivacaine and Sufentanil [PDF]

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2015
Background: Patient-controlled epidural analgesia with low concentrations of anesthetics is effective in reducing labor pain. The aim of this study was to assess and compare two ultra-low dose regimens of ropivacaine and sufentanil (0.1% ropivacaine ...
José Manuel Costa-Martins, Cláudia Camila Dias, Marco Pereira, Jorge Tavares   +3 more
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Optimal programmed intermittent epidural bolus volume for dural puncture epidural labor analgesia in patients with gestational hypertension: a biased-coin up-and-down sequential allocation trial [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the effective programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) volume and the efficacy of dural puncture epidural (DPE) for labor analgesia in patients with gestational hypertension (GH).MethodsFifty primiparous women ...
Binghui Zhang, Hongyang Zhang, Yuan Wu, Kai Zhao, Yancen Meng   +4 more
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Pre-operative pain sensitivity: A prediction of post-operative outcome in the obstetric population [PDF]

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2013
Context: Experimental assessments can determine pain threshold and tolerance, which mirror sensitivity to pain. This, in turn, influences the post-operative experience.
Luana Mifsud Buhagiar, Olivia A Cassar, Mark P Brincat, George G Buttigieg, Anthony Serracino Inglott, Maurice Zarb Adami, Lilian M Azzopardi   +6 more
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Relation between epidural analgesia and perinatal outcomes on Robson class 2a [PDF]

AJOG Global Reports
BACKGROUND: : The use of epidural analgesia represents the gold standard for pain management during labor, however, the influence of the use of epidural analgesia on delivery mode and neonatal outcomes is not fully understood.
Serena Lecis, MD, Giulia Bonfiglioli, MD, Francesco Cannistrà, MD, Sara Verra, MD, Lucia Lisotti, MD, Letizia Ramovecchi, MD, Antonio Saddò, MD, Giuseppe Chiossi, MD, Riccardo Cuoghi Costantini, MSc, Roberto D’Amico, PhD, Sara Lazzarin, MD, Fabio Facchinetti, PhD, MD, Isabella Neri, PhD, MD, Lara Donno, MD, Massimo Girardis, PhD, MD, Antonio La Marca, PhD, MD, Francesca Monari, MD   +16 more
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Maternal position during the second stage of labor and maternal-neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women: a retrospective cohort studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: The existing evidence is insufficient to draw conclusions about the association between maternal position in labor and obstetrical outcomes. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different maternal positions during the second
Alessandra Familiari, MD, Caterina Neri, MD, Elvira Passananti, MD, Giulia Di Marco, MD, Francesca Felici, MD, Elisa Ranieri, Maria Elena Flacco, MD, PhD, Antonio Lanzone, MD, PhD   +7 more
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of labor analgesia in antenatal women in India: An observational study

Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2022
Background: The concept of labor analgesia is widely unknown to the antenatal women and parturients in the Indian medical setup. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of labor analgesia in antenatal women ...
Debashish Paul, Nipun Gupta, Arun Kumar Patra, Saurav, G V Krishna Prasad   +4 more
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Erector spinae plane blockade in the first stage of labour: a case series

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022
Introduction: The objective of this case series was to present the importance of labour analgesia and the preference for erector spinae plane (ESP) block as a new technique that can be used for labour analgesia.
Eylem Yasar, Ali Ihsan Uysal
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Analgesia in Obstetrics [PDF]

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, 2012
Background: An effective relief of labour pain has become an important part of obstetric medicine. Therefore regional nerve blocks, systemic analgesic and non-pharmacologic techniques are commonly used. This review article gives a summary of pathophysiology and anatomy of labour pain as well as advantages, disadvantages, risks and adverse reactions of ...
M, Heesen, M, Veeser
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with the injection of pethidine and promethazine in the labor pain reduction: A randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Background: The use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to relieve labor pain remains controversial and existing evidence is neither strong nor consistent.
Nafiseh Saedi, Nasim Shokouhi, Elham Feizabad, Zahra Moghimi, Mona Mohseni   +4 more
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