{"title":"Non-neuraxial analgesia in labour","authors":"Kerry Burnett, Supriya Mhatre, Vinayak Vanjari","doi":"10.1016/j.mpaic.2025.01.014","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Labour pain is one of the most painful experiences encountered in healthcare. Labour analgesia can be provided by neuraxial or non-neuraxial techniques. Non-neuraxial analgesia can be offered in women in whom neuraxial techniques are contraindicated or are unsuccessful. They may also be chosen as a first-line analgesia by some women. The use of patient-controlled analgesia using remifentanil is a useful alternative to an epidural and is being offered by increasing number of delivery units.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45856,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","volume":"26 4","pages":"Pages 187-190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472029925000232","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ANESTHESIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Labour pain is one of the most painful experiences encountered in healthcare. Labour analgesia can be provided by neuraxial or non-neuraxial techniques. Non-neuraxial analgesia can be offered in women in whom neuraxial techniques are contraindicated or are unsuccessful. They may also be chosen as a first-line analgesia by some women. The use of patient-controlled analgesia using remifentanil is a useful alternative to an epidural and is being offered by increasing number of delivery units.
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, an invaluable source of up-to-date information, with the curriculum of both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations covered over a three-year cycle. Published monthly this ever-updating text book will be an invaluable source for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, under the guidance of two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine covers all the key topics in a comprehensive and authoritative manner. Articles now include learning objectives and eash issue features MCQs, facilitating self-directed learning and enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge. Each issue is divided between basic scientific and clinical sections. The basic science articles include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections cover anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment and perioperative management. Further sections cover audit, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.