Trial reportBioMed research international2014
Patient-controlled epidural levobupivacaine with or without fentanyl for post-cesarean section pain relief.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: updated systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations.Anaesthesia · 2021Guideline
- Ultrasound-guided caudal anaesthesia combined with epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- Effects of different epidural initiation volumes on postoperative analgesia in cesarean sectionTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2020Trial
- An optimal epidural catheter placement site for post-cesarean section analgesia with double-space technique combined spinal-epidural anesthesia: a retrospective study.JA clinical reports · 2021Article
- The Analgesic Effect of Different Concentrations of Epidural Ropivacaine Alone or Combined With Sufentanil in Patients After Cesarean Section.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Postoperative Epidural Analgesia in Cesarean Section: Comparison of Therapeutic Schemes.Cureus · 2020Article
- A clinical comparison between 0.5% levobupivacaine and 0.5% levobupivacaine with dexamethasone 8 mg combination in brachial plexus block by the supraclavicular approach.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2017Article
- Post-caesarean analgesia: What is new?Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2017Review
- Intrathecal morphine versus epidural ropivacaine infusion for analgesia after Cesarean section: a retrospective study.JA clinical reports · 2015Article
- Preperitoneal postcesarean section bupivacaine analgesia: Comparison between dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine as adjuvants.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to compare the analgesic properties of levobupivacaine with or without fentanyl for patient-controlled epidural analgesia after Cesarean section in a randomized, double-blinded study.
methodsWe enrolled American Society of Anesthesiologists class I/II, full-term pregnant women at National Taiwan University Hospital who received patient-controlled epidural analgesia after Cesarean section between 2009 and 2010. Eighty women were randomly assigned into two groups. In group A, the 40 subjects received drug solutions made of 0.6 mg/ml levobupivacaine plus 2 mcg/ml fentanyl, and in group B the 40 subjects received 1 mg/ml levobupivacaine. Maintenance was self-administered boluses and a continuous background infusion.
resultsThere were no significant differences in the resting and dynamic pain scales and total volume of drug used between the two groups. Patient satisfaction was good in both groups.
conclusionOur study showed that pure epidural levobupivacaine can provide comparative analgesic properties to the levobupivacaine-fentanyl combination after Cesarean section. Pure levobupivacaine may serve as an alternative pain control regimen to avoid opioid-related adverse events in parturients.
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