Remifentinol - drug for labour

[Lazy Leo]

Has anyone got any info on or experience of remifentinol in labour?

Apparantly its a fairly new drug in terms of labour, similar to pethidine but with the side effects passing over quicker. My hospital offer tens, gas & air, diamorphine, remifentinol and epidural. I'm trying to decide if remifentinol is a drug I would consider or not. TBH, I think I'll consider all drugs unless they have serious side effects, but remifentinol appears to be good at reducing the epidural rate and I think that has to go in its favour in my decision making!

 

[craftymum]

girl I worked with used it and she said it was fantastic as it gets into your system so quickly and leaves it as quickly again also you are in control

 

[Annaspanna]

Hiya, I'm a nurse and work in ITU where we use remifentanil all the time alongside sedation to act as a pain killer. I've never heard of it being used in labour, but it certainly does act quickly and leave the body quickly too. x