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Table 1 Main characteristics of 51 records included in the scoping review

From: Fentanyl for labour pain management: a scoping review

Characteristic

N of records (N = 51)

Number of women (N = 7211)

n (%)

 

Economic category (UN)

  High-income country

48 (94.1)

6996

  Low- and middle-income country

3 (5.9)

215

Geographical region

  Asia

8 (15.7)

2469

  Europe

10 (19.6)

1613

  North America

24 (47.1)

1844

  Oceania

9 (17.6)

1285

Study design

  RCT

35 (68.6)

2319

  Quasi-experimental

3 (5.9)

286

  Observational

12 (23.5)

4490

  Qualitative

1 (1.9)

116

Year of publication

  Before 2000

18 (35.3)

1120

  2000 to 2009

13 (25.5)

816

  2010–2021

20 (39.2)

5275

Sample size

  < 50

17 (33.3)

532

  50–99

20 (39.2)

1364

  100–500

11 (21.6)

2073

  > 500

3 (5.9)

3242