Low-dose intranasal dexmedetomidine premedication improves epidural labor analgesia onset and reduces procedural pain on epidural puncture: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical study

Abstract Background Epidural labor analgesia is a safe and effective method of pain management during labor with the drawbacks of delayed onset and maternal distress during epidural puncture. This study aimed to determine whether pretreatment with intranasal low-dose dexmedetomidine effectively shor...

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Main Authors: Hao Sun, Xiang Ma, Shengyou Wang, Zhenzhen Li, Yao Lu, Haijuan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02146-5