A survey of labour epidural practices at obstetric anesthesia fellowship programs in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Labour epidural analgesia (LEA) is an evolving field. Various neuraxial techniques and dosing regimens are available to the modern obstetric anesthesia provider, allowing for significant practice variability. To begin a search for consensus on optimal care, we sought to query fellowship training practices for LEA.

Methods

We conducted an electronic survey of institutions with American Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited obstetric anesthesiology fellowship programs. We studied the frequency of epidural initiation techniques, including combined spinal epidural (CSE), dural puncture epidural, and epidural bolus. For maintenance techniques, we appraised the use of continuous epidural infusion, programmed intermittent bolus (PIEB), and patient-controlled epi

SUBMITTER: Callahan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9068633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature