Comparison of analgesic effects between programmed intermittent epidural boluses and continuous epidural infusion after cesarean section : a randomized controlled study

Background: This study aimed to compare the analgesic effects of programmed intermittent epidural boluses (PIEB) and continuous epidural infusion (CEI) for postoperative analgesia after elective cesarean section (CS).

Methods: Seventy-four women who underwent elective CS were randomized to receive either PIEB or CEI. The PIEB group received 4 ml-intermittent boluses of 0.11% ropivacaine every hour at a rate of 120 ml/h. The CEI group received a constant rate of 4 ml/h of 0.11% ropivacaine. The primary outcome was the pain score at rest at 36 h after CS. Secondary outcomes included the pain scores during mobilization, time-weighted pain scores, the incidence of motor blockade, and complications-related epidural analgesia during 36 h after CS.

Results: The pain score at rest at 36 h after CS was significantly lower in the PIEB group compared with that in the CEI group (3.0 vs. 0.0; median difference, 2; 95% CI: 1, 2; P < 0.001). The mean time-weighted pain scores at rest and during mobilizations were also significantly lower in the PIEB group than in the CEI group (pain at rest: mean differences, 37.5; 95% CI, [24.6, 50.4]; P < 0.001; pain during mobilization: mean difference, 56.6; 95% CI, [39.8, 73.5]; P < 0.001). The incidence of motor blockade was significantly reduced in the PIEB group compared with that in the CEI group (P < 0.001).

Conclusion: PIEB provides superior analgesia with less motor blockade than CEI in postpartum women after CS, without any apparent adverse events.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Korean journal of anesthesiology - (2024) vom: 14. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bang, Yu Jeong [VerfasserIn]
Jeong, Heejoon [VerfasserIn]
Kang, RyungA [VerfasserIn]
Sung, Ji-Hee [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Suk-Joo [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Soo-Young [VerfasserIn]
Hahm, Tae Soo [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Young Hee [VerfasserIn]
Jeong, Yeon Woo [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Soo Joo [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Justin Sangwook [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cesarean section
Continuous epidural infusion
Epidural analgesia
Journal Article
Motor blockade
Postoperative pain
Programmed intermittent epidural boluses

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Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.4097/kja.23726

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369710509