Hon Sen Tan, Yanzhi Zeng, Yueyue Qi, Rehena Sultana, Chin Wen Tan, Alex T Sia, Ban Leong Sng, Fahad J Siddiqui
BACKGROUND: Epidural analgesia is often used for pain relief during labour and childbirth, and involves administration of local anaesthetics (LA) into the epidural space resulting in sensory blockade of the abdomen, pelvis, and perineum. Epidural opioids are often co-administered to improve analgesia. Administration of epidural medications can be accomplished by basal infusion (BI) or automated mandatory bolus (AMB). With BI, medications are administered continuously, while AMB involves injecting medications at set time intervals...
June 5, 2023: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews