European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Feb 2003
Comparative StudyForceps delivery and the use of synthetic opioid analgesia during epidural anaesthesia.
To verify whether the use of sufentanil during obstetric epidural anaesthesia (EA) was accompanied by an increase in the rate of instrumental extraction. ⋯ The addition of sufentanil to our protocol for EA has not altered the practice of instrumental extraction in our department. With EA, the rate of forceps delivery is multiplied by 4, irrespective of the protocol used.