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Patient-controlled analgesia with remifentanil versus alternative parenteral methods for pain management in labour.
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SUBMITTER: Weibel S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478102 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Patient-controlled analgesia with remifentanil versus alternative parenteral methods for pain management in labour.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20170413
<h4>Background</h4>Multiple analgesic strategies for pain relief during labour are available. Recently remifentanil, a short-acting opioid, has recently been used as an alternative analgesic due to its unique pharmacological properties.<h4>Objectives</h4>To systematically assess the effectiveness of remifentanil intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for labour pain, along with any potential harms to the mother and the newborn.<h4>Search methods</h4>We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and ...[more]