Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Nov 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial[30 microg intrathecal clonidine prolongs labour analgesia, but increases the incidence of hypotension and abnormal foetal heart rate patterns].
To assess the efficacy of spinal clonidine combined with bupivacaine and sufentanil and its effects on maternal and foetal outcome. ⋯ Intrathecal clonidine 30 mug prolongs analgesia. However, it increases the incidence of hypotension, and abnormal foetal heart rate patterns. Thus, this study confirms that the use of 30 mug intrathecal clonidine for labour analgesia is not recommended.