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Update on Non-neuraxial Labor Analgesia by Dana Karol; Carolyn F Weiniger is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Update on Non-neuraxial Labor Analgesia about?
## Purpose of review: This review will present recent updates for the use of non-neuraxial analgesia for laboring women. ## Recent findings: Non-neuraxial labor analgesia by nitrous oxide and intravenous opioids are described, and safety concerns with regard to remifentanil administration have been a major focus of recent studies. fentanyl and nitrous oxide offer some efficacy, albeit less than remifentanil, however with a greater safety margin. ## Summary: Women may request or require alternatives to neuraxial labor analgesia, in some cases due to concurrent comorbidities. remifentanil offers the most efficacious alternative analgesia option; however, safety concerns may preclude widespread use.
Who reads Update on Non-neuraxial Labor Analgesia?
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- Author
- Dana Karol; Carolyn F Weiniger
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)