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Automated mandatory bolus vs basal infusion

Caesarean delivery during labour epidural analgesia · term, pregnant women (nulliparous, or combination of nulli‐ and muliparous) requesting for labour epidural analgesia

Automated mandatory bolus showed no clear difference in caesarean delivery during labour epidural analgesia compared with basal infusion (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.69, 1.06]
16 studies · 1735 participants
Moderate

Automated mandatory bolus vs basal infusion

Instrumental delivery during labour epidural analgesia · term, pregnant women (nulliparous, or combination of nulli‐ and muliparous) requesting for labour epidural analgesia

Automated mandatory bolus showed no clear difference in instrumental delivery during labour epidural analgesia compared with basal infusion (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.71, 1.01]
17 studies · 4550 participants
Moderate

Automated mandatory bolus vs basal infusion

Local anaesthetic consumption per hour (mg/hr)c during labour epidural analgesia · term, pregnant women (nulliparous, or combination of nulli‐ and muliparous) requesting for labour epidural analgesia

1 finding from 1 review

Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
16 studies · 1642 participants
Moderate

Automated mandatory bolus vs basal infusion

Breakthrough pain · term, pregnant women (nulliparous, or combination of nulli‐ and muliparous) requesting for labour epidural analgesia

Automated mandatory bolus probably leads to lower breakthrough pain compared with basal infusion (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.55, 0.91]
16 studies · 1528 participants
Moderate

Automated mandatory bolus vs basal infusion

Duration of labour analgesia in minutes · term, pregnant women (nulliparous, or combination of nulli‐ and muliparous) requesting for labour epidural analgesia

1 finding from 1 review

Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
17 studies · 4544 participants
Moderate

Automated mandatory bolus vs basal infusion

Maternal satisfaction following fetal delivery · term, pregnant women (nulliparous, or combination of nulli‐ and muliparous) requesting for labour epidural analgesia

1 finding from 1 review

Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
14 studies · 14 participants
GRADE not reported

Automated mandatory bolus vs basal infusion

APGAR score (APGAR score ) · term, pregnant women (nulliparous, or combination of nulli‐ and muliparous) requesting for labour epidural analgesia

1 finding from 1 review

Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
14 studies · 14 participants
GRADE not reported