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World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2024; 12(32): 6566-6569
Published online Nov 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i32.6566
Butorphanol in epidural: Could this be the breakthrough solution for safe and effective labor analgesia that we've been waiting for?
Anju Gupta, Brinda Valecha, Nishkarsh Gupta
Anju Gupta, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110076, Delhi, India
Brinda Valecha, Department of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Nishkarsh Gupta, Department of Onco-Anesthesiology and Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Author contributions: Gupta A analyzed the paper and wrote the first draft. Valecha B wrote the first draft along with Gupta N; All authors analysed the draft and finalzed the content.
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Corresponding author: Nishkarsh Gupta, MD, Professor, Department of Onco-Anesthesiology and Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room No 139 FF IRCH AIIMS, New Delhi 110029, India. drnishkarsh@rediffmail.com
Received: March 10, 2024
Revised: August 10, 2024
Accepted: September 11, 2024
Published online: November 16, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Labor pain is one of the most agonizing pains a woman experiences, which can affect both the mother and the fetus physiologically. Among the various methods of labor analgesia, pharmacological interventions play a crucial role. Of all these practices, epidural analgesia has been the most effective and thus widely accepted technique. No study has comprehensively examined the effectiveness and safety of using epidural butorphanol as an analgesic during labor. The authors have investigated the safety and effectiveness of butorphanol for epidural analgesia during labor.