COMPARITIVE STUDY OF LABOUR ANALGESIA USING BUPIVACINE 0.125%VERSUS BUPIVACINE 0.125%+SUFENTANIL 5mcg

Dr.J RANI MANJUSHA; Dr.B. JAYALAKSHMI DEVI

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

COMPARITIVE STUDY OF LABOUR ANALGESIA USING BUPIVACINE 0.125%VERSUS BUPIVACINE 0.125%+SUFENTANIL 5mcg

Dr. J Rani Manjusha, Dr. B. Jayalakshmi Devi

Abstract :

In our study we compared the effects of 0.125% Bupivacaine and 0.125% Bupivacaine with 5 micrograms sufentanil for labour epidural analgesia. The parameters studied were : onset of analgesia, degree of sensory blockade, degree of motor blockade, duration of effect after loading dose, duration of stages of labour, incidence of instrumentation, changes in maternal hemodynamics, incidence of side effects and neonatal outcome. We concluded that epidural labour analgesia with 5micrograms sufentanil added to the Bupivacaine 0.125% gave good analgesia and minimal side effects on the neonate compared to plain Bupivacaine 0.125% used for labour analgesia.