Patient-controlled analgesia with remifentanil vs. alternative parenteral methods for pain management in labour: a Cochrane systematic review

Anaesthesia

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1016-1028

  Jelting, Y ^a   Weibel, S ^a   Afshari, A ^b   Pace, N L ^c   Jokinen, J ^a   Artmann, T ^d   Eberhart, L H J ^e   Kranke, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Cnopf Childrens Hospital   (Germany)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

labour analgesia; labour pain; parenteral analgesia; patient controlled; remifentanil; systematic review

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; APGAR SCORE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PARENTERAL ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ANALGESIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PROCEDURES;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMIFENTANIL;

EID: 85022179066     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13971     Document Type: Review

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