BACKGROUND Postanaesthetic shivering is one of the most common unpleasant complications in patients. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of doxapram, ketamine and meperidine in prevention of shivering after anaesthesia. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this randomized, double-blind clinical trial, 120 patients aged between 20 - 45 years old under general anaesthesia were enr...

Background: Postoperative shivering is an important and troublesome condition during recovery from general anesthesia.  Corticosteroids have been recommended to facilitate recovery and diminish shivering after cardiac surgery.  Previous studies recommended 0.6 mg/kg dexamethasone for reducing postoperative shivering in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.   Objective: To test this assertion, we...

The ontogeny of shivering thermogenesis was investigated in the altricial red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Two indices of heat production ­ the rate of oxygen consumption (V(dot)O2) of the bird and the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the pectoralis (PECT) and gastrocnemius (GAST) muscles ­ were measured simultaneously in adult and nestling red-winged blackbirds as they we...

Shivering is a common and distressing problem after spinal anaesthesia which occurs due to heat loss core peripheral redistribution of body heat, resulting in reduction temperature. Post anaesthetic shivering has deleterious metabolic cardiovascular effect should ideally be prevented by pharmacological methods that are economically practically feasible all settings compared many physical method...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Most studies in the literature correlating epidural opioids to postoperative shivering were carried out with obstetric patients whose thermoregulation center response might be different from non-pregnant patients. Our study aimed at comparing intra and postoperative shivering and other complications of epidural block with and without fentanyl in patients submitted to v...

BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine, a highly selective α2-adrenoceptor agonist, has been investigated for anti-shivering effects in some trials. This current meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine as a neuraxial adjuvant in preventing perioperative shivering. METHODS This systematic review and meta-analysis was registered in PROSPERO [www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO]...