• J Clin Anesth · Mar 2019

    Review Comparative Study

    A systematic review of DURAL puncture epidural analgesia for labor.

    • Sebastián Layera, Daniela Bravo, Julián Aliste, and De Q Tran.
    • Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Department of Anesthesia, University of Chile, Office B222 second floor, sector B, 999 Santos Dumont, Independencia, Santiago 8380456, Chile.
    • J Clin Anesth. 2019 Mar 1; 53: 5105-10.

    Study ObjectiveThis systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence derived from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing dural puncture epidural analgesia (DPEA) and conventional lumbar epidural analgesia (LEA) for women undergoing labor.InterventionsThe MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched from inception to July 2018 in order to find RCTs published in the English language, which investigated DPEA in laboring women.Main ResultsSix RCTs were included in the final analysis. Their collective results remain ambiguous. Dural puncture with small (i.e., 26- or 27-gauge) spinal needles seems to confer either minimal benefits or improved analgesic quality and lower pain scores in the first 10 min. Dural puncture with 25-gauge spinal needles has been reported to provide higher success rate than conventional LEA in one trial; however two other studies could only agree on the fact that DPEA results in improved sacral blockade and fewer unilateral blocks compared to LEA.ConclusionsThe current evidence regarding DPEA for labor analgesia remains ambiguous. Future research should investigate the optimal (spinal) needle size for dural puncture as well as factors governing transmeningeal flux of local anesthetics and opioids in the presence of a dural hole.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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