Why the study?
Does epidural infusion of low-dose bupivacaine and opioid increase the spontaneous delivery rate in labouring women compared to plain bupivacaine?
Population
399 labouring women
Comparison
Epidural infusion of 0.0625% bupivacaine… vs Epidural infusion of 0.125% plain bupivacaine…
Design
RCT, randomly allocated
Follow-up
early postnatal period
Authors
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Reduces motor block and improves satisfaction with labour epidurals; confirms no increase in spontaneous deliveries.
Does epidural infusion of low-dose bupivacaine and opioid increase the spontaneous delivery rate in labouring women compared to plain bupivacaine?
Adding opioids to low-dose bupivacaine for epidural analgesia during labour reduces motor block and improves maternal satisfaction without increasing spontaneous delivery rates.
Russell et al. (1996) studied this question.
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