The effect of bupivacaine with fentanyl temperature on initiation and maintenance of labor epidural analgesia: a randomized controlled study

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.P. Sviggum ◽  
S. Yacoubian ◽  
X. Liu ◽  
L.C. Tsen
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Marie Tussey ◽  
Emily Botsios ◽  
Richard D. Gerkin ◽  
Lesly A. Kelly ◽  
Juana Gamez ◽  
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ABSTRACTOne strategy for reducing the primary cesarean surgery rate and length of labor is using a peanut-shaped exercise ball for women laboring under epidural analgesia. A randomized, controlled study was conducted to determine whether use of a “peanut ball” decreased length of labor and increased the rate of vaginal birth. Women who used the peanut ball (n = 107) versus those who did not (n = 91) demonstrated shorter first stage labor by 29 min (p = .053) and second stage labor by 11 min (p < .001). The intervention was associated with a significantly lower incidence of cesarean surgery (OR = 0.41, p = .04). The peanut ball is potentially a successful nursing intervention to help progress labor and support vaginal birth for women laboring under epidural analgesia.


2009 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 524-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vernon H. Ross ◽  
Peter H. Pan ◽  
Medge D. Owen ◽  
Melvin H. Seid ◽  
Lynne Harris ◽  
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