Using remifentanil in labour via patient-controlled analgesia

Grigg, L.; Day, R.

Professional Nurse 19(1): 45-47

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0266-8130
PMID: 14515823
Document Number: 553080
Pain relief during labour is problematic. The expectations of the mother have to be balanced against compromising the baby. A new drug that has been used in labour is remifentanil. This paper examines the indications for its use and the possible place it may find in providing another pain-relieving option for labouring women.

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