Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Müge Arikan
Turkey
Research Article
Comparison of Different Bupivacaine and Fentanyl Combinations When Used
with A Single Shut Spinal Block for Labor Analgesia
Author(s): Bilge Aslan, Muge Arikan, Ahmet Gedikli and Ozlem Moraloglu
Bilge Aslan, Muge Arikan, Ahmet Gedikli and Ozlem Moraloglu
Background: Single-shot spinal analgesia with bupivacaine plus a short-acting opioid is an effective technique for pain control in labor, and it is particularly useful in the active phase. We compared the effects of adding two different doses of fentanyl (15 μg or 25 μg) to intrathecal bupivacaine, and to evaluate the impacts on duration of labor analgesia, newborn, and side effects.
Method: One hundred and five multiparous healty women in advanced labor (cervical dilatation ≥ 7 cm, and pain score >5), requesting labor analgesia were included in the study. They were randomly allocated into three groups. Group I received 2.5 mg bupivacaine; Group II received 2.5 mg bupivacaine plus 15 μg fentanyl; Group III received 2.5 bupivacaine plus 25 μg fentanyl intrathecally. The patients' demo figure characteristics, hemodyn.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000742