Journal article
Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Technique for Maintenance of Labor Analgesia: Does It Work for Everyone?
Obstetric anesthesia digest, Vol.40(3), pp.155-156
09/2020
DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000693820.27005.fa
Abstract
(Br J Anaesth. 2019;123:e190–e193)Care providers have always worked to provide adequate pain management during childbirth, and neuraxial labor analgesia has been found to be the most effective method of pain relief. Because this delivery method is maintained over long periods of time during labor and delivery, there has been much discussion on the effect of labor analgesia on labor outcomes. While neuraxial labor analgesia has not been found to elevate the risk of cesarean delivery, there is a greater risk for instrumental vaginal delivery due to motor block of the abdominal or pelvic muscles. Wong and colleagues argued that there are many factors involved with epidural analgesia such as anesthetic agents, adjuvant drugs, differing dosages, and various maintenance techniques, and that altering these factors to meet individual needs can reduce the risk of instrumental vaginal delivery and improve labor outcomes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Technique for Maintenance of Labor Analgesia: Does It Work for Everyone?
- Creators
- C.A Wong - University of IowaF.J Mercier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obstetric anesthesia digest, Vol.40(3), pp.155-156
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.aoa.0000693820.27005.fa
- ISSN
- 0275-665X
- eISSN
- 1536-5395
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2020
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984296120202771
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