Open AccessA comparative study on the efficacy of dexmedetomidine and tramadol on post-spinal anesthesia shivering
Author(s) -
Tanveer Singh Kundra,
Gaurav Kuthiala,
Anurag Shrivastava,
Parminder Kaur
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.197344
Subject(s) - shivering , dexmedetomidine , tramadol , medicine , anesthesia , sedation , nausea , vomiting , adverse effect , analgesic , side effect (computer science) , surgery , computer science , programming language
Shivering is a common postanesthesia adverse event with multiple etiologies. At present tramadol is a widely used drug for the control of shivering. However, tramadol may cause a lot of nausea and vomiting. Hence, the need to find a better drug with less of side effects. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of dexmedetomidine and tramadol in the treatment of post-spinal anesthesia (SA) shivering as well as to compare their side-effect profile.