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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Combined Programmed Intermittent Bolus and Patient-Controlled Bolus Is a More Favorable Setting for Epidural Pain Relief Than Continuous Infusion.

Shih-Kai Liu, Shao-Chun Wu, Shao-Chi Hung, Kuen-Bao Chen, Amina M Illias, Yung-Fong Tsai

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Shih-Kai LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital and China Medical University, Taichung 404327, Taiwan.
Shao-Chun WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung 833401, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0984-6921
Shao-Chi HungDepartment of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital and China Medical University, Taichung 404327, Taiwan.
Kuen-Bao ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital and China Medical University, Taichung 404327, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3623-8187
Amina M IlliasDepartment of Anesthesiology, Linko Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333423, Taiwan.
Yung-Fong TsaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Linko Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333423, Taiwan.

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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital CMRPG8K1331
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Abstract

Epidural analgesia is a suitable and effective treatment for labor pain. However, the preferable modality setting for delivery remains debatable. This study adopted a programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) setting in conjunction with a patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) setting to improve the quality of labor analgesia and reduce the number of medical staff. We conducted a prospective observational analysis of primigravida parturients scheduled for spontaneous labor, which required epidural analgesia for painless labor. A total of 483 healthy primigravida parturients with singleton pregnancies were included in this cohort; 135 nulliparous patients were assigned to the continuous infusion setting (CEI) group and 348 to the PIEB + PCEA group. Compared to the CEI setting, the PIEB + PCEA setting significantly reduced the manual rescue by the clinician, extended the time required for the first manual rescue dose, and acclaimed good maternal satisfaction. The use of the CEI mode increased for poor performance requiring more than two rescues with an odds ratio of 2.635 by a binary logistic regression analysis. Using the PIEB + PCEA setting as the maintenance infusion had a longer duration for the first requested manual rescue, fewer manual rescue boluses, excellent satisfaction, and no significant increase in adverse events compared to the CEI setting.

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continuous epidural infusionepidural analgesiamaternal satisfactionpatient-controlled epidural analgesiaprogrammed intermittent bolus

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PMID37174892
PMCPMC10177816

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