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Advances in labor analgesia
International Journal of Women's Health, 10/07/09

Wong CA – An array of regional nerve blocks, systemic analgesic, and nonpharmacologic techniques are currently used for labor analgesia. Nonpharmacologic methods are commonly used, but the effectiveness of these techniques generally lacks rigorous scientific study. Continuous labor support has been shown to decrease the use of pharmacologic analgesia and shorten labor. Intradermal water injections decrease back labor pain. Neuraxial labor analgesia (most commonly epidural or combined spinal–epidural) is the most effective method of pain relief during childbirth, and the only method that provides complete analgesia without maternal or fetal sedation. Current techniques commonly combine a low dose of local anesthetic (bupivacaine or ropivacaine) with a lipid soluble opioid (fentanyl or sufentanil). Neuraxial analgesia does not increase the rate of cesarean delivery compared to systemic opioid analgesia; however, dense neuraxial analgesia may increase the risk of instrumental vaginal delivery.

Epidural analgesia and labor
European Journal of Pain, 11/12/09 Relevance Score: 68%

The Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, When Used as Part of a Multimodal Regimen Inclusive of Intrathecal Morphine, Does Not Improve Analgesia After Cesarean Delivery
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Remifentanil-PCA to alleviate labor-pain - a true and safe alternative to epidural labor analgesia?
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 67%

The effects of intravenous paracetamol on postoperative analgesia and tramadol consumption in cesarean operations
Agri, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Postoperative analgesia following caesarean deliveries in a rural health district of South Africa
Tropical Doctor, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 66%