Open AccessThe effect of forced-air warmer, ondansetron or their combination on shivering in pregnant women coming for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A prospective, randomized controlled comparative study
Author(s) -
Kiran Kuraning,
Kalyani Surya Dhanalakshmi Sangineni
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_198_18
Subject(s) - shivering , medicine , anesthesia , ondansetron , perioperative , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , surgery , nausea , physics , optics
Perioperative shivering can occur in up to 85% of patients undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. It has many detrimental effects and disrupts early mother-child bonding. Therefore, it should ideally be prevented by either pharmacologic or nonpharmacological means.