Relevant recent publications | The RESPITE trial: remifentanil intravenously administered patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) versus pethidine intramuscular injection for pain relief in labour. Lancet 2019 Remifentanil for labour analgesia: an evidence-based narrative review. IJOA 2015 Labour analgesia and the baby: good news is no news. IJOA 2011 |
OAA webcast (in last 4 years) | 23rd May 2019 http://www.oaawebcast.info/oa-19-thursday.html Update on labour analgesia (password: contact the Secretariat) 3rd Oct 2019* http://www.oaawebcast.info/update-2019.html Non-regional techniques for labour analgesia (password: contact the Secretariat) 5th November 2018 http://www.oaawebcast.info/monday-5th.html Non neuraxial analgesia for labour (password: contact the Secretariat) 7th November 2017 (Tues) http://www.oaawebcast.info/tuesday-7th.html Remifentanil PCA in labour - down but not out? (password: contact the Secretariat) 18th May 2017 http://www.oaawebcast.info/oa-17-thursday.html A randomised controlled trial of remifentanil intravenous patient controlled analgesia (PCA) versus intramuscular pethidine for pain relief in labour (RESPITE trial) (password: contact the Secretariat) |
OAA posters (in last 4 years) | May 2019 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2019/node/65 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2019/node/163 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2019/node/169 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2019/node/172 May 2018 https://www.epostersonline.com/oaa2018/node/160 May 2017 https://www.epostersonline.com/oaa2017/node/44 https://www.epostersonline.com/oaa2017/node/165 https://www.epostersonline.com/oaa2017/node/617 |
MBRRACE-UK | None |
National guidelines | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Clinical guideline [CG190]: Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies, 2014 (revised 2017). London: NICE, 2017. Section 1.8 Pain relief in labour: non-regional |
Clinical guidelines | Examples of Local Trust Guidelines: Remifentanil PCA’s Remifentanil |
Audit / Qu suggestions | Raising the standards: RCoA Quality Improvement Compendium 7Obstetric practice Page 242 Information for mothers about analgesia and anaesthesia during surgery Chapter 9 Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services (GPAS) Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for an obstetric population 2020 Pg 16, 5.16 |
FRCA questions | |
Simulation suggestion | Remifentanil overdose in labour |