Remifentanil patient controlled analgesia versus epidural analgesia in labour. A multicentre randomized controlled trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Freeman, Liv M ^a   Bloemenkamp, Kitty W M ^a   Franssen, Maureen T M ^b   Papatsonis, Dimitri N M ^c   Hajenius, Petra J ^d   van Huizen, Marloes E ^e   Bremer, Henk A ^e   van den Akker, Eline S A ^e   Woiski, Mallory D ^f   Porath, Martina M ^g   van Beek, Erik ^h   Schuitemaker, Nico ⁱ   van der Salm, Paulien C M ^j   Fong, Bianca F ^k   Radder, Celine ^l   Bax, Caroline J ^m   Sikkema, Marko ^e   van den Akker van Marle, M E ^a   Van Lith, Jan M M ^a   Lopriore, Enrico ^a   Uildriks, Renske J ^b   Struys, Michel M R F ^b   Mol, Ben Willem J ^d   Dahan, Albert ^a   Middeldorp, Johanna M ^a   more..

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e HagaZiekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^j MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^l ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^m VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Analgesia; Epidural; Labour; Patient controlled analgesia; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

REMIFENTANIL;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR ONSET; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863099424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-63     Document Type: Article

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