Open AccessProphylactic low dose ketamine infusion for prevention of shivering during spinal anesthesia: A randomized double blind clinical trial
Author(s) -
Ramyavel Thangavelu,
Sagiev Koshy George,
K. Ravichandran
Publication year - 2020
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/joacp.joacp_201_19
Subject(s) - shivering , medicine , anesthesia , ketamine , sedation , saline , bolus (digestion) , perioperative , hemodynamics , surgery
Regional anesthesia is known to produce perioperative hypothermia and shivering. We aimed to evaluate if prophylactic low dose ketamine bolus followed by infusion would prevent intraoperative and postoperative shivering under spinal anesthesia.