It is aimed in this study to compare the effect of changing the interval time for programmed auto boluses of local anaesthetics on the total anesthetic consumption and quality of labor analgesia with dural puncture epidural technique.
This study will be conducted as a prospective randomized, controlled, double-blind trial following the approval of the ethical committee at Atatürk University Medical Faculty Hospital and after obtaining written consent from the participating patients. The study will include pregnant women aged 20 to 45 with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) II classification, full-term, nulliparous and singleton pregnancies. Using a randomisation procedure, the participants will be allocated into two equal groups: Group I and Group II.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
54
10 ml of a solution containing 0,1% of bupivacaine and 2 mcg/ml fentanyl through the epidural cathether, maintained by programmed intermittant epidural (PIE) boluses of 7,5 ml of the same solution once in every 30 minutes, starting 1 hour after the loading dose. patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) will be programmed so that 8 ml of the same solution with a lock-time of 15 minuts may be administered
10 ml of a solution containing 0,1% of bupivacaine and 2 mcg/ml fentanyl through the epidural cathether, maintained by programmed intermittant epidural (PIE) boluses of 15 ml of the same solution once in every hour, starting 1 hour after the loading dose. patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) will be programme
Atatürk University
Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGDifference between total local anaesthetic consumption
The study will involve monitoring the patients starting 2 minutes after the initial epidural dose, every 2 minutes during the first 20 minutes. Monitoring will continue at the 30th minute, and once in every 90 minutes for 5 hours or until labor is completed. Total bupivacain consumption will be calculated as follows: PIEB + PCEA + boluses by the clinician. Bupivacain consumption per hour will be calculated.
Time frame: 5 hours or before if the labor is completed
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