Intrathecal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine plus fentanyl as anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery: noninferiority analysis and exclusions. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 584-90

Br J Anaesth. 2026 Apr 24:S0007-0912(26)00214-X. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.02.052. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jingjing Guo¹, Shanshan Ru²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Research and Education, Shaoxing Central Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. Electronic address: 1419982457@qq.com.
² Department of Pharmacy, Shaoxing Central Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.

PMID: 42034553
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.02.052

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Keywords: Caesarean delivery; bupivacaine; fentanyl; intention-to-treat; noninferiority; per-protocol; sensitivity analysis.

Publication types

Letter