Why the study?
Does turning from left to right lateral position compared to supine position improve analgesia or reduce side effects in patients in labour receiving epidural bupivacaine?
Population
70 patients in labour receiving epidural bupivacaine
Comparison
Turned from left to right lateral position… vs Kept in the supine position, modified as…
Design
RCT, randomly allocated
Follow-up
during labour
Authors
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Supine positioning reduces motor block without compromising analgesia or other outcomes; challenges routine lateral posture and extends RCT evidence on labor epidural positioning.
Does turning from left to right lateral position compared to supine position improve analgesia or reduce side effects in patients in labour receiving epidural bupivacaine?
Maternal posture (lateral vs supine) immediately following epidural bupivacaine administration during labour does not significantly affect analgesia onset or duration, but lateral positioning increases the incidence of motor block.
RICKFORD et al. (1983) studied this question.
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