Effect of adding dexmedetomidine on two methods of labor analgesia via epidural among parturient patients.

Background: Continuous epidural infusion (CEI) has been an optimal and acceptable technique for inducing epidural anesthesia. This study compared two methods of programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) with CEI in labor analgesia among patients receiving epidural dexmedetomidine.

Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial.