Intravenous remifentanil vs. epidural levobupivacaine with fentanyl for pain relief in early labour: a randomised, controlled, double‐blinded study

Background: We hypothesised that intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (IV PCA) with remifentanil could provide as satisfactory pain relief for labour as epidural analgesia.

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