Patient controlled epidural analgesia with and without basal infusion using ropivacaine 0.15% and fentanyl 2 γ/mL for labour analgesia: a prospective comparative randomised trial.

CONCLUSIONS: The addition of background infusion plus PCEA demand bolus doses increased local anaesthetic consumption and reduced breakthrough pain without affecting maternal satisfaction and neonatal outcomes. PMID: 29338142 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Minerva Anestesiol Source Type: research