Labor Pain
Conditions
Keywords
labor pain, epidural anesthesia, time delay
Brief summary
The goal of this retrospective cohort study is to learn about wether the gender of the anesthetist affects time to epidural anesthesia (EDA) for laboring women . The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is there a gender difference in time to applying EDA 2. What is the mean waiting for EDA in laboring women in Sweden Participants (anesthesiologists) will be reviewed according to the time from when the midwife asks for EDA to anesthesiologist register that it was in place
Detailed description
In certain hospital in Sweden, a module on the most contemporary Obstetric chart system in Sweden allows for registration of time from request of EDA to applied EDA.Time of request is made by the midwife and the Tim of application is registered by the anesthesiologist. Not all hospitals makes these registrations, thus only (i)hospitals having this module and (ii) hospitals willing to participate will be included.
Interventions
PROCEDUREEpidural anesthesia
Regional anesthesia for labor pain
Sponsors
Umeå University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Registered maternal request of epidural/spinal anesthesia anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
* Not possible to determine gender by first name or by personal knowledge at participating site * Duplicates * Misregistered time-points of EDA * Not receiving EDA (even if the initial intention was to apply EDA) * Uncertain which anesthesiologist that registered the time-point (more than one anesthesiologist involved in documentation or application) * None/ambiguous documentation of time-points
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time from request of epidural anesthesia to anesthesiologist arrival to labor department | 1minute -24 hours | The waiting time from midwife request of epidural anesthesia to anesthesiologist arrival |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time from request to application of epidural anesthesia | 1minute-24 hours | The waiting time from midwife request of epidural anesthesia to anesthesiologist application of epidural anesthesia |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
Primary ContactKarl-Johan Lundström, MD, Ph.D
Backup ContactKarl-Johan Lundström, MD, Ph.D
Outcome results
None listed