A Randomized Comparison of Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus with Continuous Epidural Infusion for Labor Analgesia

• Published in: Anesthesia and analgesia Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 904 - 909
• Main Authors: Wong, Cynthia A., Ratliff, John T., Sullivan, John T., Scavone, Barbara M., Toledo, Paloma, McCarthy, Robert J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD International Anesthesia Research Society 01.03.2006; Lippincott
• Subjects: Analgesia, Epidural - methods; Analgesia, Obstetrical - methods; Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; Anesthesia; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Bupivacaine - administration & dosage; Female; Humans; Infusion Pumps, Implantable; Medical sciences; Pain Measurement - drug effects; Pregnancy; Extradural; Analgesia; Anesthesia; Intermittent; Comparative study

Bolus injection through an epidural catheter may result in better distribution of anesthetic solution in the epidural space compared with continuous infusion of the same anesthetic solution. In this randomized, double-blind study we compared total bupivacaine consumption, need for supplemental epidu...