The Influence of a Bupivacaine and Fentanyl Epidural Infusion After Epidural Fentanyl in Patients Allowed to Ambulate in Early Labor

Epidural fentanyl after a lidocaine and epinephrine test dose provides adequate analgesia and allows for ambulation during early labor. This study was designed to determine the influence of an epidural infusion of bupivacaine plus fentanyl administered after initiation of epidural labor analgesia wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anesthesia and analgesia 2001-10, Vol.93 (4), p.1001-1005
Hauptverfasser:	Connelly, Neil Roy, Parker, Robert K., Lucas, Tanya, El-Mansouri, Mervat, Komanduri, Venkata, Nayak, Prakash, Gutta, Srinivasa, Gibson, Charles, Dunn, Steven M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjuvants, Anesthesia - adverse effects Adult Anesthesia Anesthesia, Epidural - adverse effects Anesthesia, Obstetrical - adverse effects Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Bupivacaine - adverse effects Double-Blind Method Female Fentanyl - adverse effects Gravidity Humans Labor Stage, First Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment) Medical sciences Pain Measurement Pregnancy
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Zusammenfassung:	Epidural fentanyl after a lidocaine and epinephrine test dose provides adequate analgesia and allows for ambulation during early labor. This study was designed to determine the influence of an epidural infusion of bupivacaine plus fentanyl administered after initiation of epidural labor analgesia with fentanyl. Specifically, we evaluated whether there is an increase in motor block or an increased time to request for further analgesic medication. Fifty-one laboring primigravid women at
ISSN:	0003-2999 1526-7598
DOI:	10.1097/00000539-200110000-00041