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. 2017 Apr 13;2017(4):CD011989. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011989.pub2

Gunes 2014.

Methods Randomised, controlled trial.
The purpose of this study is to compare two different remifentanil PCA protocols (bolus and bolus + infusion) with intramuscular meperidine for labour analgesia.
The study was conducted in Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Turkey. There are no details when the study was conducted.
Trial identifier: NA
Participants Inclusion criteria: pregnant women, ASA I‐II, mean gestational age of 270 ± 10 days, planned for vaginal delivery
Exclusion criteria: gestational pathology, obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2), high risk cases (pre‐eclampsia, severe asthma, insulin‐dependent diabetes, hepatorenal disease), history of opioid allergy, long‐term opioid use or chronic pain
Interventions remifentanil PCA bolus versus remifentanil PCA bolus + infusion versus meperidine IM
Outcomes pain‐comfort and sedation scores, remifentanil consumption, side effects, Apgar scores
Notes NA