BACKGROUND This study aims to investigate differences between continuous epidural infusion (CEI) and programmed intermittent epidural bolus (IEB) analgesia for the Chinese parturients undergoing spontaneous delivery and to approach their safety to parturients and neonates. METHODS Two hundred healthy American Society of Anesthesiologists class I or II, term (≥37 weeks' gestation), nulliparous...

patients and methods this was a randomized double-blinded study conducted on 90 patients (18-65 years old, asa i, ii), who needed intubation following trauma. the patients were randomly divided into three groups, group i, group ii and group iii, who have received alfentanil, fentanyl and sufentanil, respectively. heart rate, blood pressure, saturation of peripheral oxygen and end-tidal carbon d...

PURPOSE Although ropivacaine has been used to provide spinal anesthesia in the surgical population, its intrathecal administration for labour analgesia has only recently been described. We evaluated the effects of low dose intrathecal ropivacaine with or without sufentanil for labour analgesia. METHODS Thirty-six term parturients in active labour were randomly assigned to receive 3 mg of intr...

BACKGROUND The addition of opioids to local anesthetics contributes to the quality of spinal anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. OBJECTIVE In our prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study, our aim was to compare the effect of low-dose sufentanil plus levobupivacaine or a fentanyl plus levobupivacaine mixture on anesthesia quality, block characteristics, newborn and mother we...

Smoking is one of the most common addictions in the world. Nicotine inhalation could increase the risk of cardiorespiratory diseases. However, the solution that improved postoperative analgesia for highly nicotine-dependent patients undergoing thoracic surgery has not been specifically addressed. This CONSORT-prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial investigated the efficacy of...