A prospective, randomized, blinded-endpoint, controlled study - continuous epidural infusion versus programmed intermittent epidural bolus in labor analgesia.

Journal: Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)

PMID: 27591455

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is evidence that administration of a programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) compared to continuous epidural infusion (CEI) leads to greater analgesia efficacy and maternal satisfaction with decreased anesthetic interventions.

Authors

Joana Nunes

Departamento de Anestesiologia, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal. Electronic address: joanacnunes@hotmail.com.
Sara Nunes

Departamento de Anestesiologia, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal.
Mariano Veiga

Departamento de Anestesiologia, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal.
Mara Cortez

Departamento de Anestesiologia, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal.
Isabel Seifert

Departamento de Anestesiologia, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal.

Keywords

Adult Analgesia, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetrical Analgesia, Patient-Controlled Anesthetics, Local Cesarean Section Double-Blind Method Endpoint Determination Female Humans Infant, Newborn Infusion Pumps Patient Satisfaction Pregnancy Prospective Studies

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A prospective, randomized, blinded-endpoint, controlled study - continuous epidural infusion versus programmed intermittent epidural bolus in labor analgesia.

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