Participants were in the active phase of labour at the time. The inclusion criteria were as follows: the fetus must have reached a gestational age of 37 to 42 weeks
Conditions
Interventions
Puerperants were placed in the left-lateral position. The puncture point was between L 3 and L 4. After confirming the puncture was correct, a 4 cm epidural catheter was inserted into the cephalic sid
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesiology, People's Hospital of Chongqing Banan District
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Recruited for this study were nulliparous parturients with healthy singleton pregnancies, gestational age >37 weeks, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status II spontaneous onset of labor, no previous poor obstetrical outcome, no experience of pain relief by systemic or epidural anesthesia in a previous delivery, no experience in acupuncture or TEAS for other reasons,active phase of labor with cervical dilation of 3 cm, and painful contractions requiring labor epidural analgesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they: (1) had the history of experimental drug allergy; (2) had been diagnosed with other diseases such as preoperative presence of maternal mental, neurological diseases, affecting evaluation of pains and disease conditions; (3) had combined with gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, gestational thyroid diseases; (4) had taken analgesic drugs or with a history of long-term use of analgesic drugs; (5) had used diazepam, piperazine hydrochloride or other sedative, analgesic drugs in the stages of labor; (6 ) were overweight or low pregnancy weight,body mass index < 18.5 or > 25; (7) were not agree to receive painless labor and not sign the informed consent from; (8) fetal compromise; (9) maternal cutaneous lesions on the application sites such as wound scars, urticaria or insect bites; (10) candidates for vaginal birth after cesarean section; and (11) pacemaker users; (12) absolute contraindications or relative contraindications to spinal anesthesia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of this study was the total volume of anesthetic solution consumed in the PCEA device. | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public Contactjie Chen
People's Hospital of Chongqing Banan District Department of Anaesthesiology
Outcome results
None listed