Minimum local analgesic concentrations of ropivacaine and levobupivacaine with sufentanil for epidural analgesia in labour.

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.

Labor analgesia and cesarean section in women affected by tuberous sclerosis: report of two cases.

Tuberous 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.

[Request of epidural analgesia by women and obstetrical teams in four French areas. Part I: Request for analgesia].

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 reasons of EA requirements by parturients and obstetricians.

Study Design: An epidemiological survey was sent in all maternity units of four French areas.

[Request of epidural analgesia by women and obstetrical teams in four French areas. Part II: Management of epidural analgesia].

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.