Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion for Termination of Pregnancy Analgesia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study included women who underwent voluntary second trimester termination of pregnancy.
Patients were randomized to programmed intermittent epidural anesthetic bolus or continuous
epidural infusion for pain analgesia. In this randomized, double-blind study, the
investigators assess the incidence of motor block (primary outcome), degree of satisfaction
of the patients, total levobupivacaine and sufentanil consumption and adverse events
(secondary outcomes) between the two study groups.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy