Comparative Evaluation of Four Different Infusion Rates of Ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for Epidural Labor Analgesia
Cascio M, Gaiser R, Camann W, Venkateswaran P, Hawkins J, McCarthy D. Comparative Evaluation of Four Different Infusion Rates of Ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for Epidural Labor Analgesia. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 1998, 23: 548-553. DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199823060-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog pain scaleML/hourMotor blockLabor analgesiaInfusion ratePain reliefBolus dosageHours groupNeurological adaptive capacity scoresEpidural infusion rateLess motor blockAnalog pain scaleLumbar epidural catheterLabor pain managementEpidural labor analgesiaInstitutional review board approvalReview board approvalAdaptive capacity scoresDifferent infusion ratesSatisfactory labor analgesiaBromage scaleRescue analgesiaApgar scoreEpidural catheterMost patientsComparative evaluation of four different infusion rates of ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for epidural labor analgesia
Cascio M, Gaiser R, Camann W, Venkateswaran P, Hawkins J, McCarthy D. Comparative evaluation of four different infusion rates of ropivacaine (2 mg/mL) for epidural labor analgesia. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 1998, 23: 548-553. PMID: 9840848, DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(98)90079-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog pain scaleML/hourMotor blockLabor analgesiaInfusion ratePain reliefBolus dosageHours groupNeurological adaptive capacity scoresEpidural infusion rateLess motor blockAnalog pain scaleLumbar epidural catheterLabor pain managementEpidural labor analgesiaInstitutional review board approvalReview board approvalAdaptive capacity scoresDifferent infusion ratesSatisfactory labor analgesiaBromage scaleRescue analgesiaApgar scoreEpidural catheterMost patients