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Epidural Analgesia for Labour: Comparing the Effects of Continuous Epidural Infusion (CEI) and Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB) on Obstetric Outcomes Cover

Epidural Analgesia for Labour: Comparing the Effects of Continuous Epidural Infusion (CEI) and Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB) on Obstetric Outcomes

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|Sep 2022

Figures & Tables

Descriptive Statistics of Maternal, Labour and Newborn Characteristics by Groups (CEI / PIEB)

Study GroupMeanStd. DeviationStd. Error MeanSig. (2-tailed)
AgeCEI29.05.610.150.97
PIEB29.05.730.16

GravityCEI3.72.820.080.79
PIEB3.62.790.08

ParityCEI3.22.450.070.59
PIEB3.22.360.07

Gestational ageCEI39.41.460.040.06
PIEB39.31.710.05

Birth WeightCEI3326.7452.212.140.62
PIEB3317.8477.613.21

1st Stage of labour (hours)CEI8.86.330.180.13
PIEB8.45.610.17

2nd Stage of labour (hours)CEI0.80.960.030.91
PIEB0.70.930.03

Duration of the First and Second Stages of Labour Depending on the Method of Epidural Analgesia Administration, Segmented to Nulliparous and Multiparous Parturients

NMean (hours)Std. Deviationp-value (t-test)
Nulliparous1st stage of labourCEI33410.846.030.64
PIEB32310.626.04

2nd stage of labourCEI3761.751.090.24
PIEB3601.661.06

Multiparous1st Stage of labourCEI8537.986.260.12
PIEB8267.545.18

2nd Stage of labourCEI9440.350.520.22
PIEB9030.380.55

Descriptive Statistics of Maternal, Labour and Newborn Characteristics

AgeGravityParityGestational age (weeks)Birth Weight1st Stage of labor (hours)2nd Stage of labor (hours)
Mean29.023.653.2239.3633228.60.75
Median28324033307.40.3
Std. Deviation5.662.82.41.59464.645.990.95

Categorical Variables – Descriptive Statistics and χ2 Test

CEIPIEBTotalP Value-Chi Square test
N (%)1387 (51.4%)1309 (48.6%)2696 (100%)

Number of BirthsNulliparous406 (29.3%)383 (29.3%)789 (29.3%)0.994
Multiparous981 (70.7%926 (70.7%)1907 (70.7%)
Type of DeliveryNVD1211 (87.3%)1162 (88.8%)2373 (88.0%)0.44
Vacuum116 (8.4%)101 (7.7%)217 (8.0%)
CS60 (4.3%)46 (3.5%)106 (3.9%)

Initiation of DeliverySpontaneous1171 (84.4%)1115 (85.2%)2286 (84.8%)0.586
Augmentation216 (15.6%)194 (14.8%)410 (15.2%)

Birth WeightBW<4 kg1299 (93.7%)1224 (93.5%)2523 (93.6%)0.875
BW>=4 kg88 (6.3%)85 (6.5%)173 (6.4%)

Any past CSNo1278 (92.1%)1193 (91.1%)2471 (91.7%)0.347
Yes109 (7.9%)116 (8.9%)225 (8.3%)

APGAR 1Apgar<=752 (3.7%)35 (2.7%)87 (3.2)0.114
Apgar>81335 (96.3%)1274 (97.3%)2609 (96.8%)

APGAR 5Apgar<=715 (1.1%)8 (0.6%)23 (0.9%)0.184
Apgar>81372 (98.9%)1301 (99.4%)2673 (99.1%)

Mode of Delivery Depending on the Method of Epidural Analgesia Administration, Segmented to Nulliparous and Multiparous Parturients

NVDVacuumCSTotalP Value-Chi Square test
NulliparousCEI292 (71.9%)81 (20%)33 (8.1%)4060.192
PIEB295 (77%)58 (15.1%)30 (7.8%)383

MultiparousCEI919 (93.7%)35 (3.6%)27 (2.8%)9810.168
PIEB867 (93.6%)43 (4.6%)16 (1.7%)926
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjaic-2021-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2502-0307 | Journal ISSN: 2392-7518
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 35
Published on: Sep 25, 2022
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2022 Tal Avraham, Yair Binyamin, Sophie Benamram, Daniel Ioscovich, Reut Rotem, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Alexander Ioscovich, published by Sciendo
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