Efficacy and side effects of intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia used in a stepwise approach for labour: An observational study

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-25

  Tveit, T O ^a,b   Halvorsen, A ^a   Seiler, S ^c   Rosland, J H ^b,d  

^a Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^d Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Intravenous patient controlled analgesia; Obstetric analgesia; Parenteral opioids; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 1; LABOR STAGE 2; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APGAR SCORE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872298660     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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