Hemodynamic stability during labor and delivery with continuous epidural infusion

• Published in: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Vol. 106; no. 12; p. 692
• Main Authors: Gerhardt, Mark A, Gunka, Vit B, Miller, Robert J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Amides - administration & dosage; Analgesia, Obstetrical; Anesthesia, Epidural; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Blood Pressure - physiology; Delivery, Obstetric; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fentanyl - therapeutic use; Humans; Hypotension - drug therapy; Hypotension - etiology; Hypotension - physiopathology; Labor, Obstetric - drug effects; Obstetric Labor Complications - drug therapy; Obstetric Labor Complications - physiopathology; Pain - prevention & control; Pain Measurement; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Single-Blind Method

Epidural anesthesia for labor pain is frequently complicated by maternal hypotension. To test whether continuous epidural infusion (CEI) of local anesthetic, without bolus administration, lowers the incidence of hypotension in parturient patients. In a single-blind clinical study, subjects were rand...