Comparison of Safety and Efficacy Between PIEB and CEI for Labour Epidural Analgesia

Launched by HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA · Mar 15, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

Parturient attending to labour room in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia and requested for labour epidural analgesia will be screened and recruited into this clinical trial. Before participation, an informed consent will be taken from parturient.

PIEB + PCEA or CEI will be used on recruited participants based on the randomised group by primary investigator. Setup of epidural cocktail infusion pump either CADD-Solis ® pump or normal infusion pump, will be done by anaesthetic officer attending the patient.

For PIEB group, ropivacaine 0.05% + fentanyl 2mcg/ml in 100ml bag will be used for e...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • age \> 18 years old
• • ASA 2 \& 3w
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • patient refusal
• • significant comorbiddities, eg patient with heart disease, kidney diseae, neurological disoder
• • contraindicated to neuraxial blockade
• • allergic to local anesthetic agent or opioid
• • obstetric complications, eg pre-eclampsia, leaking liqour, suspicious CTG
• • morbid obesity, BMI \> 40
• • grandmultiparous ( \> 5biths at \> 20 weeks gestation)
• • combined spinal epidural technique for labour epidural analgesia
• • height \< 145cm