Combined spinal‐epidural vs. dural puncture epidural techniques for labour analgesia: a randomised controlled trial*

The dural puncture epidural technique is a modification of the combined spinal-epidural technique. Data comparing the two techniques are limited. We performed this randomised study to compare the quality of labour analgesia following initiation of analgesia with the dural puncture epidural vs. the combined spinal-epidural technique.