Research Article
[Retracted] Opioid-Free Labor Analgesia: Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant Combined with Ropivacaine
Table 3
Quality of labor analgesia and adverse reactions.
| | Group S (n = 51) | Group D (n = 40) | value |
| The duration of first epidural infusions (min) | 68 (60 to 80) | 115 (90 to 130) | <0.01 | Requiring additional PCEA bolus, n (%) | 25 (49.0) | 11 (27.5) | 0.037 | Pruritus, n (%) | 6 (11.8) | 0 (0) | 0.033 | Nausea or vomiting, n (%) | 3 (5.9) | 1 (2.5) | 0.682 | Fever, n (%) | 4 (7.8) | 1 (2.5) | 0.380 |
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Date are reported as median (interquartile range) or n (%) of the group. < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. |