Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Oct 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[0.2% ropivacaine vs. 0.1% ropivacaine plus fentanyl in obstetric epidural analgesia].
To compare the analgesic efficacy of epidural administration of 0.2% ropivacaine alone to that of 0.1% ropivacaine plus 0.0002% fentanyl during childbirth. ⋯ The protocol of ropivacaine 0.1% with 2 micrograms/ml of fentanyl provides satisfactory analgesia throughout labor, allowing lower doses of local anesthetic to be used, with shorter onset of pain relief and reduced motor blockade; however the analgesia provided is insufficient for deliveries assisted by instruments.