Effect of epidural analgesia on duration and outcome of induced labor
| Autor: | Vasilios Tanos, Nathan Rojansky, D. Weinstein, Benjamin Reubinoff, Shapira Sc |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Labor Complication Cohort Studies Meconium Pregnancy medicine Anesthesia Obstetrical Humans Labor Induced reproductive and urinary physiology Retrospective Studies Bupivacaine Cesarean Section business.industry Infant Newborn Pregnancy Outcome Obstetrics and Gynecology Retrospective cohort study General Medicine medicine.disease Obstetric Labor Complications Obstetric labor complication Analgesia Epidural Anesthesia Apgar Score Female Apgar score Complication business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 56:237-244 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7292 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0020-7292(96)02804-4 |
| Popis: | Objective: To evaluate the effect of epidural block on the duration of labor and maternal and fetal outcome in induced-labor patients. Method: 210 women admitted for induction of labor at a level III university hospital, during the year 1991, were studied. Of these, 112 were given an epidural block and 98 served as controls. Outcome measures studied were: induction time and time in labor, c-section and instrumental delivery rates, intra-partum and post-partum complications, and Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min. Result: Multiple regression analysis revealed that epidural analgesia, before and after adjustment for confounding factors, significantly prolonged labor time (P < 0.0001) and was associated with an increase in instrumental delivery rates (P < 0.04). A significant reduction in intra-partum complication rate (FHR changes, meconium) was observed (OR = 0.32; P < 0.03), while c-section rate and Apgar scores were not found to be influenced by epidural analgesia. Conclusion: Epidural anesthesia, significantly prolongs labor time in induced patients. While instrumental delivery was more prevalent in these parturients, c-section rate was not increased and intra-partum complications were significantly reduced in these patients. |
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