Open AccessEpidural Space Identification With Loss of Resistance Technique for Epidural Analgesia During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Study Using Air or Saline—New Arguments for an Old Controversy
Author(s) -
N. Brogly,
E. Guasch,
E. Alsina,
C. García García,
Laura Puertas,
A. Domínguez,
Jesús Díez,
J. Casado Gómez,
F. Gilsanz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000002593
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , analgesic , randomized controlled trial , statistical significance , bonferroni correction , epidural administration , epidural space , saline , bupivacaine , surgery , statistics , mathematics
The best technique to identify the epidural space for labor analgesia is still unclear despite the publication of various randomized controlled studies and meta-analyses. Our aim was to assess the superiority of the saline loss of resistance (SLOR) technique over the air loss of resistance (ALOR) technique with respect to the quality of the block.