Extending epidural analgesia for emergency Caesarean section: a meta-analysis S.G. Hillyard, T.E. Bate, T.B. Corcoran, M.J. Paech, G. O'Sullivan British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 107, Issue 5, Pages 668-678 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer300 Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Search strategy flowchart. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 107, 668-678DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer300) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Risk of bias summary: review authors’ judgements about each risk of bias item for each of the included studies. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 107, 668-678DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer300) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The onset time of a block suitable to allow surgery, comparing LE±F (2% lidocaine, epinephrine, and fentanyl) top-up solutions with either Bup/Levo (0.5% bupivacaine, 0.5% levobupivacaine), or Ropi (0.75% ropivacaine) solutions. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 107, 668-678DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer300) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 The effect of the addition of fentanyl to a top-up solution on the onset time of a block suitable to allow surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 107, 668-678DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer300) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 The need for intraoperative supplementation, comparing Bup/Levo (0.5% bupivacaine or 0.5% levobupivacaine) top-up solutions to LE±F (2% lidocaine, epinephrine, and fentanyl), or Ropi (0.75% ropivacaine) solutions. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 107, 668-678DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer300) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 The effect of the addition of fentanyl to a top-up solution on the need for intraoperative supplementation. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 107, 668-678DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer300) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions