Background Parenteral opioids are used for pain relief in labour in many countries
throughout the world. Objectives To assess the acceptability, effectiveness and safety of …

Background Parenteral opioids (intramuscular and intravenous drugs including patient‐
controlled analgesia) are used for pain relief in labour in many countries throughout the …

Background To compare the analgesic efficacy of remifentanil with meperidine and fentanyl
in a patient-controlled setting (patient-controlled analgesia, PCA). Methods Parturients (n …

This manuscript reviews the available literature on remifentanil patient-controlled
intravenous analgesia in labor focusing on efficacy and safety. Remifentanil compares …

Background About a third of women receiving pethidine for labour pain subsequently
require an epidural, which provides effective pain relief but increases the risk of instrumental …

Background: We hypothesised that intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (IV PCA) with
remifentanil could provide as satisfactory pain relief for labour as epidural analgesia …

Remifentanil for labour analgesia: a meta-analysis of random... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Remifentanil for labour analgesia: a meta-analysis of randomised …

Background. Remifentanil has been suggested as an ideal opioid for patient-controlled
analgesia (PCA) in labour, but the safety profile has not been established. The aims of this …

Background Multiple analgesic strategies for pain relief during labour are available.
Recently remifentanil, a short‐acting opioid, has recently been used as an alternative …

Because epidural analgesia is not always appropriate in labor, systemic opioids are offered
worldwide as effective alternatives, with meperidine and fentanyl being the most common …