Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesia

Background: We designed a study to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous low dose infusion of remifentanil adding to self-administration of entonox administered for pain relief during the active phase of first stage of labor. Materials and Methods: Thirty healthy term pregnant women recruited in...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Rahimi Varposhti, Naghmeh Ahmadi, Mehrdad Masoodifar, Zahra Shahshahan, Morteza Heydari Tabatabaie
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=87;epage=87;aulast=Varposhti
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author Mojtaba Rahimi Varposhti
Naghmeh Ahmadi
Mehrdad Masoodifar
Zahra Shahshahan
Morteza Heydari Tabatabaie
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Naghmeh Ahmadi
Mehrdad Masoodifar
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description Background: We designed a study to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous low dose infusion of remifentanil adding to self-administration of entonox administered for pain relief during the active phase of first stage of labor. Materials and Methods: Thirty healthy term pregnant women recruited in our randomized double-blind, cross over study. They received the study medicines during two 30-min periods with a 15-min wash-out sequence after each period. Fifteen parturient used remifentanil as a single bolus dose followed by constant low dose infusion and self-administration of entonox (group R) during the first period and entonox and saline (group P) during the second period, while the remainder of the parturient used the drugs in a reverse order. Pain and Ramsay score, maternal and fetal hemodynamic, and ventilation were assessed during each intervention. Results: In this study, mean pain severity scores were 8 ± 0.9 before and 5.4 ± 1.7 after intervention in group P, and 7.8 ± 0.1, 3.5 ± 1.3 in group R, respectively. Mean pain severity difference was 2.6 ± 1.5 in group P, while 4.3 ± 1.5 in group R; so, use of entonox and remifentanil can decrease labor pain two times more in comparison with entonox/placebo (normal saline). However, hemodynamic and ventilation parameter in remifentanil/entonox period were same as in entonox/placebo period. No statistical differences were seen in mean Ramsay score between group R and P. There was no episode of maternal bradycardia, hypotension, or hypoxemia. Conclusion: Not only adding low dose infusion of remifentanil to self-administration of entonox was notable in labor pain reduction, it did n′t make more parturient and neonatal side-effects.
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spelling doaj.art-08862aea43a5477d8ed04582b783e17d2022-12-22T02:04:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAdvanced Biomedical Research2277-91752277-91752013-01-0121878710.4103/2277-9175.122511Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesiaMojtaba Rahimi VarposhtiNaghmeh AhmadiMehrdad MasoodifarZahra ShahshahanMorteza Heydari TabatabaieBackground: We designed a study to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous low dose infusion of remifentanil adding to self-administration of entonox administered for pain relief during the active phase of first stage of labor. Materials and Methods: Thirty healthy term pregnant women recruited in our randomized double-blind, cross over study. They received the study medicines during two 30-min periods with a 15-min wash-out sequence after each period. Fifteen parturient used remifentanil as a single bolus dose followed by constant low dose infusion and self-administration of entonox (group R) during the first period and entonox and saline (group P) during the second period, while the remainder of the parturient used the drugs in a reverse order. Pain and Ramsay score, maternal and fetal hemodynamic, and ventilation were assessed during each intervention. Results: In this study, mean pain severity scores were 8 ± 0.9 before and 5.4 ± 1.7 after intervention in group P, and 7.8 ± 0.1, 3.5 ± 1.3 in group R, respectively. Mean pain severity difference was 2.6 ± 1.5 in group P, while 4.3 ± 1.5 in group R; so, use of entonox and remifentanil can decrease labor pain two times more in comparison with entonox/placebo (normal saline). However, hemodynamic and ventilation parameter in remifentanil/entonox period were same as in entonox/placebo period. No statistical differences were seen in mean Ramsay score between group R and P. There was no episode of maternal bradycardia, hypotension, or hypoxemia. Conclusion: Not only adding low dose infusion of remifentanil to self-administration of entonox was notable in labor pain reduction, it did n′t make more parturient and neonatal side-effects.http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=87;epage=87;aulast=VarposhtiEntonoxlabor painremifentanil
spellingShingle Mojtaba Rahimi Varposhti
Naghmeh Ahmadi
Mehrdad Masoodifar
Zahra Shahshahan
Morteza Heydari Tabatabaie
Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesia
Advanced Biomedical Research
Entonox
labor pain
remifentanil
title Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesia
title_full Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesia
title_fullStr Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesia
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesia
title_short Comparison of remifentanil: Entonox with Entonox alone in labor analgesia
title_sort comparison of remifentanil entonox with entonox alone in labor analgesia
topic Entonox
labor pain
remifentanil
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