Intravenous butorphanol as an adjunct to patient-controlled epidural analgesia with ropivacaine and sufentanil in labor: a randomized controlled study

Background: Butorphanol was safely used for obstetric analgesia for many years. We attempted to determine if it increases the analgesic effect during patient-controlled epidural labor analgesia (PCEA) and if it affects the labor-process. Methods: Term pregnant women (N = 60) were randomly assigned t...

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Main Authors: Ting Zhou, FengYuan Nong, MengXia Wang, ZhaoJia Liang, YaLan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2022-03-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/49/3/10.31083/j.ceog4903060