Effect of Epidural Needle Injection on Catheter Placement Success During Painless Labour

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2026
Epidural analgesia is the gold standard for painless labour, but successful catheter placement can be technically challenging due to anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy. Injecting saline or local anesthetic through the epidural needle before catheter insertion has been proposed to facilitate catheter advancement by dilating the epidural space. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of epidural needle injection on the success rate and ease of catheter placement during labour analgesia.
Epistemonikos ID: 372e24e7d4d95467e299effde105bf89838ce800
First added on: Jan 09, 2026