Remifentanil (marketed by Abbott as Ultiva) is a potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid given to patients during surgery for pain relief and adjunctive to an anaesthetic. Remifentanil is a specific mu-type-opioid receptor agonist which means it reduces sympathetic nervous system tone, and causes respiratory depression and analgesia.
For use during the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia.
Medical University Hospital LKH Graz, Graz, Austria
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Akershsus Universitetssykehus, Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus, Oslo, Norway
Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Laboratory of Human Behavioral Pharmacology, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Shebin El-kom, Egypt
Erasme University Hospital, Bruxelles, Belgium
Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
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