Efficacy and safety of nalbuphine for epidural labor analgesia at high altitude : An observational study

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Xining is located at the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an average altitude of >7000 feet (>2000 m). Nalbuphine is a kappa-opioid receptor agonist that can provide analgesia with fewer side effects than other opioid analgesics. This study aimed to evaluate pain control, side effects, and neonatal outcomes from combining nalbuphine with sufentanil and ropivacaine in 600 women during epidural anesthesia while giving birth at a high altitude in Xining, China. A total of 600 parturients receiving epidural labor analgesia were randomly divided into 2 groups, each group 300 parturients. The nalbuphine group received nalbuphine, sufentanil, and ropivacain, the control group only received sufentanil and ropivacain. The analgesic effect was evaluated through the Visual Analogue Scale scores. Neonatal outcomes were mainly evaluated through the Apgar Scores. Compared to the control group, the nalbuphine group showed lower Visual Analogue Scale scores at all time points after analgesia (P < .05). In comparison with the control group, parturients in the nalbuphine group showed lower incidence rates of fever at delivery, 24-hour postpartum bleeding, and pruritus (P < .05). However, between the 2 groups, there were no statistically significant differences in the remaining maternal and infant outcomes and neonatal outcomes (P > .05). Moreover, no adverse effects on neonatal outcomes were observed. The findings from this study support findings from previous studies that nalbuphine provided safe epidural analgesia without significant side effects for the mother and infant, and showed both safety and efficacy when used during labor at high altitude.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Medicine - 103(2024), 12 vom: 22. März, Seite e37509

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Pengxia [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Sen [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xinting [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xuemei [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Yinying [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]

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AFE2YW0IIZ
Analgesics
Analgesics, Opioid
Anesthetics, Local
Journal Article
L2T84IQI2K
Nalbuphine
Observational Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Sufentanil

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MD.0000000000037509

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370076028