Labour epidural analgesia is highly effective but can be limited by slow onset and incomplete blockade. The administration of warmed, compared with room temperature, bupivacaine has resulted in more rapid-onset epidural anaesthesia. These authors hypothesised that the administration of bupivacaine with fentanyl at 37°C versus 20°C would result in improved initial and ongoing labour epidural […]

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