Open AccessEC50 of Epidural Ropivacaine Combined With Dexmedetomidine for Labor Analgesia
Author(s) -
Zhang Wp,
Cuiling Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the clinical journal of pain/the clinical journal of pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.109
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1536-5409
pISSN - 0749-8047
DOI - 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000613
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , confidence interval , apgar score , fetus , sedation , pregnancy , biology , genetics
It has been reported that the optimal concentration of epidural dexmedetomidine for labor analgesia is 0.5 μg/mL when combined with 0.1% ropivacaine. This study investigated the median effective concentration (EC50) of epidural ropivacaine for labor analgesia when combined with 0.5 μg/mL dexmedetomidine.