Remifentanil for labour analgesia: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 177-185

  Schnabel, Alexander ^a   Hahn, Niklas ^b   Broscheit, Jens ^c   Muellenbach, Ralf M ^b   Rieger, Lorenz ^b   Roewer, Norbert ^b   Kranke, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Analgesia; Epidural analgesia; Labour; Patient controlled analgesia; Pethidine; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84859744789     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834fc260     Document Type: Article

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