Remifentanil patient-controlled versus epidural analgesia on intrapartum maternal fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (RPCA) is an alternative for epidural analgesia (EA) in labor pain relief. However, it remains unknown whether RPCA is superior to EA in decreasing the risk of intrapartum maternal fever during labor. Methods According to the...

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Main Authors: Guolin Lu, Wenshui Yao, Xiaofen Chen, Sujing Zhang, Min Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-2800-y