Epidural analgesia for labor: Current techniques

Epidural analgesia is an extremely effective and popular treatment for labor pain. In this review, we trace the history of the use of epidural analgesia and its refinements. We then outline the goals of treatment and methods used to attain those goals. The use of low concentrations of local anesthet...

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Autores principales: Silva, Marcos, Halpern, Stephen H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23144567
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/LRA.S10237
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description Epidural analgesia is an extremely effective and popular treatment for labor pain. In this review, we trace the history of the use of epidural analgesia and its refinements. We then outline the goals of treatment and methods used to attain those goals. The use of low concentrations of local anesthetics, combined with lipid-soluble opioids, does not impede the progress of labor or depress the newborn. The incidence of side effects is low. Maintenance of analgesia that allows patient control enhances patient satisfaction.
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spelling pubmed-34179632012-11-09 Epidural analgesia for labor: Current techniques Silva, Marcos Halpern, Stephen H Local Reg Anesth Review Epidural analgesia is an extremely effective and popular treatment for labor pain. In this review, we trace the history of the use of epidural analgesia and its refinements. We then outline the goals of treatment and methods used to attain those goals. The use of low concentrations of local anesthetics, combined with lipid-soluble opioids, does not impede the progress of labor or depress the newborn. The incidence of side effects is low. Maintenance of analgesia that allows patient control enhances patient satisfaction. Dove Medical Press 2010-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3417963/ /pubmed/23144567 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/LRA.S10237 Text en © 2010 Silva and Halpern, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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