90% effective volume of 0.1% ropivacaine combined with 0.4 µg/ml sufentanil for epidural labour analgesia with push pump at a rate of 400 mL/hr and a bolus interval of 30 min: a double-blind sequential dose-finding study

Abstract Background It was reported that either shorter programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) intervals or high-speed bolus can produce more extensive epidural spread. We hypothesized that a combination of shortened time interval and increased speed of epidural bolus might further improve an...

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Main Authors: Yuanqing Sun, Wei Ma, Tao Xu, Jing Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02678-4