Pain Relief in Your Facility

Specialties Ob/Gyn

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I know that women's preferences tend to be regional, so just out of curiosity...about what percentage of your patients use epidurals versus other types of pain relief? How often do you see births where the women choose not to have epidurals, and what alternatives do you see being used?

Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.

I'm also a Roll Tide sort of RN, and I think our epidural rate is upwards of 95%.

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Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.

I wish we had the option of nitrous here in this country! I couldn't have an epidural due to other medical issues, and quite frankly, Demerol is useless when one is on 16 mu/min of Pitocin.

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Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.
Lol!! An epidural you say? Oh, I'm sorry, that's not a medical necessity.

My hospital started having stadol shortages, then nubain shortages, and then ropivicain. Everyone was like, see...here it comes!

According to the Hospira website, Nubain should be back in supply soon. They have changed the status of the 20mg/ml 10ml vials from "out of stock" to "available" and the other strengths should come shortly.

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Specializes in L&D/Maternity nursing.
I wish we had the option of nitrous here in this country! I couldn't have an epidural due to other medical issues, and quite frankly, Demerol is useless when one is on 16 mu/min of Pitocin.

some hospitals here in the US do and/or are starting to. I know one of the big hospitals an hr north of us have started. Also, it is coming to our unit. We are undergoing reno's and our new rooms are outfitted for nitrous. We have an in-service on it here soon.

(I am in NH)

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