Need for additional anesthesia after single injection spinal analgesia for labor: a retrospective cohort study

Most women who choose neuraxial analgesia for labor receive a continuous epidural or combined spinal-epidural technique.1 Although single injection spinal anesthesia is routinely used as primary anesthesia for cesarean delivery, the single injection technique is employed less frequently for labor analgesia.2 The inability to extend the duration of analgesia is one of the major drawbacks to using it for women with labor pain. Data on the use and efficacy of single injection spinal analgesia for labor are sparse.

Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - May 31, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: E.E. Sharpe, G.Y. Kim, N.J. Vinzant, K.W. Arendt, A.C. Hanson, D.P. Martin, H.P. Sviggum Tags: Original Article Source Type: research