SynthesisJournal of anesthesia2022
Dural puncture epidural versus conventional epidural analgesia for labor: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.
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Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Epidural analgesia versus dural puncture epidural analgesia in labouring parturients: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Pooled it
- Appropriate length of epidural catheter in epidural space for labour analgesia with dural puncture epidural combined with programmed intermittent epidural bolus.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Enhanced Recovery and Postoperative Analgesia After Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Total Intravenous Anesthesia, Transversus Abdominis Plane Block with Rectus Sheath Block, and Quadratus Lumborum Block.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Trial
- Dural Puncture Epidural versus Standard Epidural: A Randomized Double-Blinded Comparison of Optimal Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Intervals for Labor Analgesia.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Trial
- Effective Dose 90 of Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Volume at Three Ropivacaine Concentrations with Dural Puncture Epidural for Labor Analgesia: A Randomized Sequential Allocation Study.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Trial
- Determination of Median Effective Concentration (ECDrug design, development and therapy · 2026Trial
- Effects of different bupivacaine concentrations with dural puncture epidural technique for labor analgesia: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Effect of dural puncture epidural combined with programmed intermittent epidural bolus on labor analgesia in patients with gestational hypertension: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Trial
- Labor Analgesia Initiation with Dural Puncture Epidural versus Standard Epidural Techniques: A Prospective Randomized Dose Allocation Study of Ropivacaine.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Real-time analgesic efficacy and factors determining drug requirements of combined spinal-epidural analgesia for labor: a prospective cohort study.Journal of anesthesia · 2024Trial
- Effect of Dural-Puncture Epidural vs Standard Epidural for Epidural Extension on Onset Time of Surgical Anesthesia in Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Comparison of Dural Puncture Epidural, Epidural and Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Trial
- Dural Puncture Epidural with 25-G Spinal Needles versus Conventional Epidural Technique in Conjunction with PIEB for Labor Analgesia: A Randomized Trial.Journal of pain research · 2023Trial
- Dural Puncture Epidural, Standard Epidural, and No Epidural: Comparative Effects on Labor Progression and Neonatal Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Modern neuraxial labor analgesia: techniques, pharmacologic strategies, and maternal-fetal outcomes.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026Review
- Application efficacy of dural puncture epidural versus traditional combined spinal epidural for labour analgesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Technical aspects of neuraxial analgesia during labor and maternity care: an updated overview.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Review
- Neuraxial Homeostasis - Optimizing Neuraxial Labor Analgesia.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- The Fontan Circulation in Pregnancy: Hemodynamic Challenges and Anesthetic Considerations.Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia · 2024Review
- Clinical effect of different concentrations of ropivacaine in the labor analgesia of dural puncture epidural technique for obese puerperae.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique is a modification of the conventional epidural (EP) technique in that the dura is intentionally punctured with a spinal needle but without any spinal injection. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the benefits and risks associated with the DPE technique for labor analgesia. Randomized trials comparing DPE analgesia with EP analgesia for labor pain relief were systematically searched in the database of Medline, Embase, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Web of Science, and China Biology Medicine till 1
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