Labor epidural analgesia among Han and Uyghur parturients: a prospective observational study in China
Authors' conclusion
Our findings suggest that Uyghur women experience labor pain with higher levels of pain and with higher use of epidural analgesics than Han women.
Study context
- Population
- Women with a vaginal delivery with labor epidural analgesia, tertiary hospital in Xinjiang, China
- Exposure
- Uyghur vs Han parturients
- Outcome
- Cervical dilation at labor epidural analgesia request
- Follow-up
- At epidural request
Methodological detailssingle-centre, tertiary hospital, multivariable linear regression
- Single-centre
- Tertiary hospital
- Multivariable linear regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Cervical dilatation at epidural request
Uyghur vs Han: P = 0.0095 · Uyghur vs Han: P = 0.0392
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Pain score at epidural request, multivariable modelHigher pain score in Uyghur · multivariable model | P < 0.0001 |
- Pain score at epidural request (NRS 0-10) — Pain score significantly higher among Uyghur vs Han women; values as printed · significantly higher among Uyghur · mean ± SD
- 0.8 ± 1.0 vs. 4.2 ± 1.2 · P = 0.0002
- Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) pump use · During labor — Larger proportion of Uyghur vs Han women used the PCEA pump; values as printed · larger proportion of Uyghur women
- 77.8% vs. 53.6% · P = 0.0011
- Time to pressing PCEA pump · During labor — Uyghur women pressed the pump in a significantly shorter time; values as printed · significantly shorter in Uyghur · mean ± SD
- 61.3 ± 41.2 vs. 104.0 ± 105.2 min · P = 0.0015
- Number of PCEA pump presses · During labor — Uyghur women pressed the pump more times; values as printed · more presses in Uyghur · mean ± SD
- 1.9 ± 1.7 vs. 1.2 ± 1.4 · P = 0.0022
- Sufentanil use · During labor — Significantly more sufentanil use in Uyghur vs Han women; values as printed · significantly more epidural analgesic use in Uyghur · mean ± SD
- 0.06 ± 0.02 vs. 0.07 ± 0.03 μg/kg/h · P = 0.0150
- Ropivacaine use · During labor — Significantly more ropivacaine use in Uyghur vs Han women; values as printed · significantly more epidural analgesic use in Uyghur · mean ± SD
- 0.11 ± 0.04 vs. 0.14 ± 0.06 mg/kg/h · P = 0.0003
Original publication
Labor epidural analgesia among Han and Uyghur parturients: a prospective observational study in China. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 5 November 2024. doi:10.
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