Anaes SAQs · Opioids & analgesics
The PCA and the remifentanil
Final SAQ — the PCA settings (bolus, the lockout, the background, the limit); the safety; the remifentanil PCA (Hughes guidance for the labour; one to one midwifery; hypoxia monitoring).
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Prompt
Describe the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and the special role of the remifentanil PCA.
Question
Describe the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and the special role of the remifentanil PCA.
References2ShowHide
- [2]Hughes DA, et al. Remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia for labour analgesia: guidance from the obstetric anaesthetists' association: Recommendations for well tolerated provision of remifentanil PCA for labour analgesia. Eur J Anaesthesiol, 2026.PMID 42080744
- [42080745]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.