Catheter failure rates and time course with epidural versus combined spinal-epidural analgesia in labor
Groden J, Gonzalez-Fiol A, Aaronson J, Sachs A, Smiley R. Catheter failure rates and time course with epidural versus combined spinal-epidural analgesia in labor. International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia 2016, 26: 4-7. PMID: 26971650, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal-epidural techniqueEpidural groupEpidural catheterLabor analgesiaEpidural techniqueCombined spinal-epidural techniqueCatheter failure rateSpinal epidural catheterSpinal-epidural groupTraditional epidural techniqueSpinal-epidural analgesiaGreater maternal satisfactionMaternal analgesiaMaternal satisfactionMedian timeSurgical interventionFailure rateFaster onsetAnalgesiaCatheterMean timeQuality assurance programTime courseAssurance programGroup