BMJ : British medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Bupivacaine versus bupivacaine plus fentanyl for epidural analgesia: effect on maternal satisfaction.
To compare a combination of epidural fentanyl and bupivacaine with bupivacaine alone for epidural analgesia in labour and to evaluate factors in addition to analgesia that may influence maternal satisfaction. ⋯ The already high maternal satisfaction from conventional epidural analgesia can be improved; epidural fentanyl may be combined with bupivacaine to reduce operative deliveries and confer other advantages that may increase maternal satisfaction. Further investigations should be performed to determine the exact mechanisms of these findings and, in particular, to develop a safe method of delivering such analgesia to women.