Introduction: Remifentanil is becoming more and more popular as alternative method for
labor analgesia. There are limited studies about the neonatal safety of remifentanil for labor …

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 …

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

BACKGROUND: Remifentanil has a suitable pharmacological profile for labour analgesia. In
this prospective, observational study, intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with …

Conclusion At present only 11 small prospective trials have been published to evaluate the
efficacy and safety of remifentanil as a labour analgesic. At best, remifentanil produces …

Several articles have been published that support the use of remifentanil for labor analgesia,
especially when administered as patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). The drug is rapidly and …

IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with remifentanil is a new approach in systemic opioid
analgesia during labor. We determined the minimum effective dose of IV remifentanil by …

Japan has seen significant developments in obstetric anesthesia in recent years, including
the establishment of the Japanese Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology …

Labor-pain analgesia in the absence of epidural analgesia is difficult to achieve with the
commonly used analgesic interventions. If epidural analgesia is not feasible due to …

Background: Use of remifentanil during general anesthesia for cesarean delivery has been
described, but its maternal and neonatal effects have not been investigated by a controlled …