A comparison of intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia with combined spinal-epidural analgesia in multiparous women: a prospective observational study [post]

2020 unpublished
The combined spinal-epidural analgesia (CSEA) proved useful in multiparous women on account of faster onset and better analgesia in the first 30 minutes compared to standard epidural analgesia. Remifentanil has a suitable pharmacological profile for labour analgesia. Fast set up, onset, and limited time efficacy may render it useful in multiparous women with a faster labour progression. Methods The prospective observational study was performed in multiparous women in their active phase of the
more » ... rst stage labour after their informed choice of either RPCA (n=80) or CSEA (n=82). The primary outcome was pain-relief assessed on a 11-point numerical rating scale. The secondary outcomes were with pain-relief satisfaction, adverse effects, labour progress and labour outcomes.
doi:10.21203/rs.2.21366/v1 fatcat:bzhnzakk5zfn3cu73bgfdxyy6i