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Neuraxial Labor Analgesia

Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2023
We read with great interest the article “Randomized Assessment of the Optimal Time Interval Between Programmed Intermittent Epidural Boluses When Combined With the Dural Puncture Epidural Technique for Labor Analgesia” by Yao et al.1 In their study, the authors defined the optimal programmed intermittent epi- dural bolus (PIEB) for effective analgesia ...
Biava, Anna Maria   +2 more
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Effects of Analgesia on Labor

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992
Uterine activity may be defined in terms of the frequency of contractions of the uterus and the pressure generated by these contractions. Most studies that report an effect of analgesia on labor are retrospective, and, if prospective, are nonrandomized.
Teresa G. Berg, William F. Rayburn
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Anesthesia and analgesia for labor

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992
Epidural analgesia remains the mainstay for providing pain relief during labor. The search continues to find the ideal combination of analgesic agents and administration techniques that will provide excellent pain relief for the mother yet minimize side effects to the mother and fetus.
Andrew P. Harris, Robin U. Michitsch
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Analgesia and Anesthesia in Labor

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2005
Whether given as an epidural, spinal, or combination, regional anesthesia is an integral part of obstetrics in the United States. A variety of drugs and dosages are used in various combinations, with no one protocol exceeding others in terms of efficacy and safety.
Janyne Althaus, Joseph R. Wax
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Nonpharmacologic Labor Analgesia

Clinics in Perinatology, 2013
A supportive medical team should be well informed on the various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities of coping with or mitigating labor pain to appropriately support and respectfully care for parturients. Using the methodical rigor of previously published Cochrane systematic reviews, this summary evaluates and discusses the efficacy of ...
Katherine W. Arendt   +1 more
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Effect of labor analgesia on labor outcome

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2010
Labor is among the most painful experiences that humans encounter. Neuraxial analgesia is the most effective means of treating this pain. In this review, we discussed the effect of neuraxial analgesia on the progress of labor when compared with parenteral opioids.
Faraj W. Abdallah, Stephen H. Halpern
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Popularizing Labor Analgesia in China

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2007
AbstractIn China many women in labor are young primigravidas whose fear of labor pain leads them to request cesarean deliveries. While the rate of cesarean deliveries has reached 50% in many hospitals, less than 1% of women in labor are given neuraxial analgesia.
Huixia Yang, Xue Lian Gao, Zi Tian Fan
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