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Intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia versus intramuscular pethidine for pain relief in labour (RESPITE): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (2018)
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Wilson, M. J., MacArthur, C., Hewitt, . C. A., Handley, K., Gao, F., Beeson, L., & Daniels, J. (2018). Intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia versus intramuscular pethidine for pain relief in labour (RESPITE): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 392(10148), 662-672. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31613-1

Background: Approximately a third of women receiving pethidine for labour pain subsequently require an epidural, which provides effective pain relief but increases the risk of instrumental delivery. Remifentanil patient controlled analgesia (PCA) in... Read More about Intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia versus intramuscular pethidine for pain relief in labour (RESPITE): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.