Background.-Combined spinal-epidural analgesia provides rapid-onset analgesia with minimal motor block, but it is a more invasive technique than epidural analgesia and the risk of complications may be increased. This study compared the safety and effect on delivery of combined spinal-epidural and epidural analgesia in labor. Methods.-A retrospective observational study was performed. Data were collected from 6497 women who received regional analgesia in our tertiary hospital in 2005. The incidence of complications during labor and the day after delivery was compared. The effect on labor outcome with both techniques was also assessed.
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