Labour analgesia by single shot spinal for any parturient?—A retrospective one‐year single centre audit
Authors' conclusion
SSS appears to provide adequate labour analgesia for the majority of parturients in whom it is used, including nulliparous and early-stage multiparous parturients.
Study context
- Population
- Parturients receiving single shot spinal (SSS) labour analgesia in a single centre over 12 months447 multiparous
- Participants
- 88 / 131 / 316
- Exposure
- SSS labour analgesia in primiparous or early-stage multiparous vs advanced-labour multiparous parturients
- Primiparousn = 88
- Early-stage multiparousn = 131
- Advanced multiparousn = 316reference
- Outcome
- Failure of SSS analgesia: insufficient duration of analgesia (recorded recurrent pain or subsequent analgesic intervention)
Methodological detailssingle-centre, audit, 12-month period
- Single-centre
- Audit
- 12-month period
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Insufficient duration of analgesia
Each group vs advanced multiparousOdds ratio (CI)P value
Primiparous
1.94(1.08–3.48)
P < 0.01Early-stage multiparous
2.08(1.25–3.46)
P < 0.01Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Times more likely (CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| New peripheral and/or neuraxial analgesic interventions during deliveryPrimiparous vs Advanced multiparous | 2.20 (1.15–4.20) | P < 0.01 |
| New peripheral and/or neuraxial analgesic interventions during deliveryEarly-stage multiparous vs Advanced multiparous | 2.61 (1.50–4.55) | P < 0.01 |
Original publication
Labour analgesia by single shot spinal for any parturient?—A retrospective one‐year single centre audit. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 22 May 2023. doi:10.
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