The Effect of Ultrasound Real-time Guidance Technique on the Effectiveness and Safety of Labor Analgesia

The Effect of Ultrasound Real-time Guidance Technique on the Effectiveness and Safety of Labor Analgesia

Ultrasound real-time guidance technology has great advantages over traditional blind exploration technology in terms of accuracy, success rate, and reduction of puncture damage in intervertebral space positioning through operational visualization, greatly improving the effectiveness and safety of spinal block. At present, Doppler ultrasound is rarely used for spinal block, especially for real-time ultrasound guidance technology, which has not been widely applied in clinical practice due to its high equipment requirements, lack of mature puncture plans, complex operation, and high learning curve. If a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan can be developed, it will greatly improve the delivery experience of mothers.

Traditional blind exploration of spinal canal puncture has many limitations, often forcing changes in anesthesia methods due to multiple puncture failures. However, the application of real-time ultrasound guidance technology in spinal canal puncture can completely solve this clinical difficulty. The ultrasound-guided real-time paramedian approach epidural puncture for labor analgesia is a new type of labor analgesia technology, and its specific operating standards and diagnostic and treatment routines have not yet been established, including the selection of puncture path, puncture needle model, distance between puncture hole and epidural injection point, drug type, dosage, solubility, volume and other parameters, all of which have great research space.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I or II;
2. Single healthy pregnancy;
3. Head showing first;
4. 37 to 41 weeks;
5. The labor process is active, and the cervix dilates<5cm;
6. Require epidural labor analgesia;
7. Volunteer to participate in this study and sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of pregnancy diseases, such as pregnancy hypertension, pre eclampsia, pregnancy diabetes;
2. Contraindications to intraspinal analgesia: 1) Central nervous system diseases. 2) Infection or septicemia at the puncture site. 3) Coagulation dysfunction;
3. Known cases of fetal malformation or increased risk of cesarean section, such as a history of uterine rupture;
4. Persons with a history of mental illness, hysteria, epilepsy, etc. who cannot cooperate.
5. Patients with long-term use of opioids, steroids, and chronic pain.