OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of @entity400 versus continuous infusion for epidural labor @entity1337 on maternal temperature and serum @entity650 ( @entity650 ) level. METHODS: This randomized trial was performed in Nanjing Maternity and @entity1 Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China between October 2012 and February 2014. Either @entity400 ( @entity400 , n=66) or continuous infusion (CI, n=66) was used for epidural labor @entity1337 . A bolus dose (10 ml of 0.08% @entity1342 + 0.4 ug  ml-1 @entity681 ) was manually administrated once an hour in the @entity400 group, whereas the same solution was continuously infused at a constant rate of 10 ml  @entity7285 in the CI group. Maternal tympanic temperature and serum @entity650 level were measured hourly from baseline to one hour post partum. The incidences of @entity221 (>/=38 degree celsius ) were calculated. RESULTS: The incidence of maternal @entity221 was similar between the 2 groups. There was a rising trend in mean temperature over time in both groups, but no statistical difference was detected between the groups at respective time points; maternal serum @entity650 showed similar changes. CONCLUSION: Compared with continuous infusion, @entity400 presents with the same incidence of maternal @entity221 for epidural labor @entity1337 . @entity650 elevation could be involved in mean maternal temperature increase.

Regular intermittent bolus provides similar incidence of maternal @entity221 compared with continuous infusion during epidural labor XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Child'] @entity650 :: ('3569', 'Gene') :: ['IL-6', 'Interleukin-6', 'interleukin-6'] @entity681 :: ('MESH:D017409', 'Chemical') :: ['sufentanil'] @entity1337 :: ('MESH:D000699', 'Disease') :: ['analgesia'] @entity1342 :: ('MESH:C037663', 'Chemical') :: ['ropivacaine'] @entity7285 :: ('3009', 'Gene') :: ['h-1'] @entity400 :: ('MESH:D014202', 'Disease') :: ['regular intermittent bolus', 'RIB'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['fever']
@entity1337 :: (MESH:D000699,Disease) :: ['analgesia']
