Effect of sufentanil combined with different concentrations of ropivacaine for labor analgesia on maternal

• Main Authors: Han-He Wang, Min-Jia Jiang, Wan-Dong Liao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University 2016-12-01
• Series: Journal of Hainan Medical University
• Subjects: Stepped analgesia; Labor analgesia; Stage of labor; Stress; Blood coagulation function
• Online Access: http://www.hnykdxxb.com/PDF/201623/37.pdf

Objective: To study the effect of sufentanil combined with different concentration of ropivacaine for stepped analgesia on stage of labor, stress indexes and blood coagulation function. Methods: A total of 178 cases of full-term singleton primiparas who awaited delivery and received epidural labor analgesia in our hospital from January 2015 to June 2016 were selected and randomly divided into stepped analgesia group and routine analgesia group, and the stage of labor, levels of stress hormones and pain mediators during childbirth and blood coagulation function indexes after childbirth were observed between two groups. Results: The duration of latent phase of labor of stepped analgesia group was shorter than that of routine analgesia group while the duration of active phase of labor, the duration of second stage of labor and the duration of third stage of labor were not significantly different from those of routine analgesia group; serum PRL level of stepped analgesia group was significantly higher than that of routine analgesia group while PA, NE, E, DYN, β-EP, SP, PGE2, 5-HT, TF, TFPI, FPA, AT-III and DD levels were not significantly different from those of routine analgesia group. Conclusions: Sufentanil combined with different concentration of ropivacaine for stepped analgesia is with equivalent effect to routine analgesia, and can shorten the latent phase of labor and reduce the inhibitory effect of pain on prolactin without affecting the degree of stress during childbirth and the blood coagulation function after childbirth.