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A placebo-controlled comparison of ketamine with pethidine for the prevention of postoperative shivering
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AM Dar --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, India SM Qazi --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, India S Sidiq --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, IndiaObjective: Postanaesthetic shivering is a recognised complication of general and regional anaesthesia. Pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods have been used to prevent shivering. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of ketamine when compared with pethidine and placebo for the... -
Tramadol and postoperative shivering in patients undergoing open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Angral --- Department of Anaesthesia, India AA Wani --- Department of Anaesthesia, India BB Kapoor --- Department of Anaesthesia, IndiaBackground: For many years, shivering after anaesthesia has been recognised, and is one consequence of perioperative hypothermia. Shivering affects a number of physiological parameters. The aim of the study was to evaluate the severity of hypothermia after open and laparoscopic... -
Comparison of dexmedetomidine, pethidine and tramadol in the treatment of post-neuraxial anaesthesia shivering
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Lim Fern --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Malaysia Karis Misiran --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, MalaysiaObjective: This study was performed to compare the effectiveness of intravenous dexmedetomidine with that of pethidine and tramadol in the treatment of post-neuraxial anaesthesia shivering.