Background: Sufentanil is often added to ropivacaine and levobupivacaine to provide epidural analgesia in labour. The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic potencies of epidural ropivacaine and levobupivacaine in combination with sufentanil 0.5 microg/mL, using the minimum local analgesic concentration (MLAC) model with up-down sequential allocation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberous sclerosis is a multi-system disease characterized by the presence of benign growths in many tissues, mostly localized in skin, brain, kidney and lungs. Epileptic seizures and renal hemorrhage are frequent in such patients. Apart from life-threatening hemorrhage after rupture of angiomyolipomatoma, few data are available about anesthetic considerations during pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Epidural analgesia (EA) is widely used in France to treat the labour pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate and analyse the reasons of EA requirements by parturients and obstetricians.
Study Design: An epidemiological survey was sent in all maternity units of four French areas.
Objective: Epidural analgesia (EA) is widely used in France to treat the labour pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate and analyse the rate of EA and the ratio between EA required by parturients and total EA realised (performance ratio).
Study Design: An epidemiological survey was sent in all maternity units of 4 French areas.