Open AccessWARM AND COLD BUPIVACAINE;
Author(s) -
Munir Ahmad,
Nadeem A. Khan,
Aamir Furqan,
Salman Waris
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.03.1553
Subject(s) - shivering , medicine , anesthesia , bupivacaine , anesthesiology , spinal anesthesia , local anesthetic
Objectives: To compare the effect of warm and cold bupivacain on shiveringduring infraumblical surgeries in children under spinal anesthesia. Study Design: Randomizedcontrol trial. Setting: Department of anesthesiology, Nishtar Medical College and Hospital,Multan. Period: April 2015 to April 2016. Materials and Methods: A total of 62 patients wereselected for this study. SPSS version 16 was used for data analysis. Frequency and percentageswere calculated for qualitative data and mean ± standard deviation was calculated forquantitative data. Results: There was a remarkable difference shivering score in both groups.Mean shivering score for warm group was 1.1 ± 1.9 and for cold group it was 2.4 ± 1.2.Effectiveness was (74%) in warm group and (19.3%) in cold group. Conclusion: There arethermo sensory fibers in spinal cord that can induce or intensify the onset of shivering, intensityof shivering can be reduced by using warm local anesthetic solution, so anesthetic solutionmust be warm before using in spinal anesthesia.