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Analgesia and Anesthesia in Labor
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2005Whether 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, Wax
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Nonpharmacologic Labor Analgesia
Clinics in Perinatology, 2013A 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, 2010Labor 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.
Stephen H, Halpern, Faraj W, Abdallah
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Popularizing Labor Analgesia in China
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2007AbstractIn 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.
Zi Tian, Fan +2 more
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2023
Abstract The treatment of labor pain consists of multiple therapies to reduce maternal discomfort while maintaining fetal well-being. Visceral, somatic, and sympathetic contributions lead to the pain experienced by the parturient during labor. Neuraxial modalities provide superior analgesia for the laboring patient. Spinals provide rapid
Ifomachukwu Uzodinma, Piotr Al-Jindi
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Abstract The treatment of labor pain consists of multiple therapies to reduce maternal discomfort while maintaining fetal well-being. Visceral, somatic, and sympathetic contributions lead to the pain experienced by the parturient during labor. Neuraxial modalities provide superior analgesia for the laboring patient. Spinals provide rapid
Ifomachukwu Uzodinma, Piotr Al-Jindi
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Anesthesiology, 2000
Background Epidural analgesia and intravenous analgesia with opioids are two techniques for the relief of labor pain. The goal of this study was to develop a cost-identification model to quantify the costs (from society's perspective) of epidural analgesia compared with intravenous analgesia for labor pain ...
A, Macario +3 more
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Background Epidural analgesia and intravenous analgesia with opioids are two techniques for the relief of labor pain. The goal of this study was to develop a cost-identification model to quantify the costs (from society's perspective) of epidural analgesia compared with intravenous analgesia for labor pain ...
A, Macario +3 more
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Options for systemic labor analgesia
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2007This article reviews the challenging practice of systemic analgesia as an alternative to epidural analgesia for labor pain, and places remifentanil within the context of opioid analgesics suitable for managing for labor pain.Although systemic opioids have long been used for labor analgesia, they have become less popular because of frequent maternal and
Shmuel, Evron, Tiberiu, Ezri
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Spinal Opioid Analgesia for Labor
International Anesthesiology Clinics, 1994Intrathecal opioids and the combined spinal/epidural technique provide new tools for the obstetrical anesthesiologist. With intrathecal opioids, we can rapidly and safely relieve the pain of labor without maternal sedation or motor blockade. Intrathecal sufentanil 10 micrograms provides 1 to 2 hours of excellent analgesia during the first stage of ...
M C, Norris, V A, Arkoosh
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Nitrous oxide for labor analgesia
JAAPA, 2018ABSTRACT Inhaled nitrous oxide (N2O) has been used worldwide for over 100 years as labor analgesia but has not gained widespread use in the United States. Nitrous oxide provides a noninvasive option for laboring women. This article outlines its efficacy and safety as an analgesic compared with epidural and IV pain medications.
Audrey, Hellams +3 more
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American family physician, 2012
Regional analgesia has become the most common method of pain relief used during labor in the United States. Epidural and spinal analgesia are two types of regional analgesia. With epidural analgesia, an indwelling catheter is directed into the epidural space, and the patient receives a continuous infusion or multiple injections of local anesthetic ...
Steven D, Schrock +1 more
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Regional analgesia has become the most common method of pain relief used during labor in the United States. Epidural and spinal analgesia are two types of regional analgesia. With epidural analgesia, an indwelling catheter is directed into the epidural space, and the patient receives a continuous infusion or multiple injections of local anesthetic ...
Steven D, Schrock +1 more
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