Remifentanil for labor analgesia: An evidence-based narrative review

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages 66-74

  Van De Velde, M ^a   Carvalho, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; REMIFENTANIL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

DIZZINESS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 2; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UTERUS CONTRACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOLUME OF DISTRIBUTION; VOMITING; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITROUS OXIDE; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84959236510     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.12.004     Document Type: Review

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