The choice of anesthetic agent for intrapartum conversion of epidural analgesia to
epidural anesthesia depends on the urgency of the case; 3% 2-chloroprocaine is used
most commonly for emergency procedures and 2% lidocaine with epinephrine 1:200,000
for urgent procedures.
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