Open AccessPre-induction low dose pethidine does not decrease incidence of postoperative shivering in laparoscopic gynecological surgeries
Author(s) -
Ishwar Bhukal,
Sohan Lal Solanki,
Sushil Kumar,
Amit Jain
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.83680
Subject(s) - medicine , shivering , pethidine , pacu , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , mann–whitney u test , analysis of variance , surgery , saline , laparoscopy , physics , analgesic , optics
The incidence of shivering in patients undergoing a laparoscopic procedure is stated to be about 40%. A majority of laparoscopic gynecological procedures are taken up on an outpatient basis. Postoperative shivering may delay hospital discharge and is a common cause of discomfort in patients recovering from anesthesia.