Hey y'all - I was wondering how some of you private guys like to place / dose labor epidurals? Specifically CSE vs traditional epidural.
In my residency we almost exclusively do CSE with spinal narcs for pts early in labor and will add spinal bupivicaine / fent if dosing for a patient further along. The technique seems to quicken onset to analgesia, improve pt satisfaction and maybe provides better sacral analgesia. To me, it also clouds how well the actual catheter works especially when adding local to the spinal dose.
I am taking on a private job soon and was thinking of reducing / restricting CSE dosing solely for really advanced parturients to help ensure functioning catheters in patients who may be more likely to end up with a C/S. If not using the CSE technique, do you tend to bolus with local (maybe 20mg bupivicaine or so) before starting your catheter infusion?
Thanks for any advice and wisdom!
In my residency we almost exclusively do CSE with spinal narcs for pts early in labor and will add spinal bupivicaine / fent if dosing for a patient further along. The technique seems to quicken onset to analgesia, improve pt satisfaction and maybe provides better sacral analgesia. To me, it also clouds how well the actual catheter works especially when adding local to the spinal dose.
I am taking on a private job soon and was thinking of reducing / restricting CSE dosing solely for really advanced parturients to help ensure functioning catheters in patients who may be more likely to end up with a C/S. If not using the CSE technique, do you tend to bolus with local (maybe 20mg bupivicaine or so) before starting your catheter infusion?
Thanks for any advice and wisdom!