Research Article
Labor Epidural Analgesia to Cesarean Section Anesthetic Conversion Failure: A National Survey
Table 1
Factors which influence whether or not respondents top up an existing labor epidural for a cesarean section.
| | Influencing factor | Respondents () |
| | How effective the epidural has been for labor pain | 701 (98.7) | | Category of cesarean section | 519 (73.1) | | Dermatomal level of blockade | 434 (61.1) | | Current pain score with contractions | 355 (50.0) | | Assessment of airway | 266 (37.5) | | Maternal preference | 254 (35.8) | | Body mass index | 180 (25.4) | | Length of time epidural has been in situ | 106 (14.9) | | Fasting status | 92 (13.0) | | Other | 42 (5.9) | | Labor neuraxial technique (CSE or epidural) | 37 (5.2) | | Age | 2 (0.3) |
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Data are presented as number (%). CSE = combined spinal-epidural.
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