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A survey of epidural analgesia for labour in the United Kingdom (1999)

Burnstein, R. ; Buckland, R. ; Pickett, J. A.

Oxford : Blackwell Science Ltd

Anaesthesia 54 (1999), S. 0

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ISSN: 1365-2044

Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Topics: Medicine

Notes: A postal survey of obstetric units throughout the UK was conducted to obtain information about the provision of epidural analgesia for labour. Ninety per cent of units offered a 24-h epidural service and the average epidural rate was 24%. The most commonly administered epidural test dose was 3 ml of bupivacaine 0.5% and bupivacaine 0.25% was most often used as the initial epidural top-up. Continuous infusions of low-dose bupivacaine and opioid mixtures were the most popular method of maintenance epidural analgesia. Twenty-four per cent of units offered combined spinal–epidural analgesia in addition to standard epidural analgesia. Midwives played a prominent role in the administration of epidural bolus top-ups and also in the assessment and maintenance of continuous epidural infusions.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00894.x

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