Simon Wydall, Danaja Zolger, Adetokunbo Owolabi, Bernadette Nzekwu, Desire Onwochei, Neel Desai
PURPOSE: In labour, neuraxial analgesia is the standard in the provision of pain relief. However, the optimal mode of delivering epidural solution has not been determined, and some parturients may need an alternative to epidural analgesia. We sought to conduct a systematic review and network meta-analysis to compare continuous epidural infusion (CEI), programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB), computer-integrated CEI, computer-integrated PIEB, patient-controlled epidural bolus (PCEA), fentanyl patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), and remifentanil PCA, either alone or in combination...
January 31, 2023: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia