• Berrin Gunaydin and Selin Erel.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gazi University School of Medicine, Besevler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey. gunaydin@gazi.edu.tr.
• J Anesth. 2019 Feb 1; 33 (1): 125-130.

Background And AimNeuraxial analgesia techniques are not limited to just standard epidural and CSE blocks. A novel approach called dural puncture epidural (DPE) which is a modification of CSE in terms of practice has gained popularity after its description and use in the obstetric population.  The aim of this review is to address the practice of DPE technique as a novel option by reviewing its benefits as well as side and/or adverse effects and to understand how neuraxial labor analgesia differs by approach based on the information available in the current literature DISCUSSION: Despite controversies and concerns, more rapid onset of analgesia, early bilateral sacral analgesia, lower incidence of asymmetric block and fewer maternal and fetal side effects are provided with DPE when compared to epidural.ConclusionDPE offers a favorable risk-benefit ratio for management of neuraxial analgesia as a novel option.

This article appears in the collection: Is dural-puncture epidural superior to standard epidural labour analgesia?.

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