Postspinal anesthesia shivering in lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries: a randomized controlled comparison between paracetamol and dexamethasone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shivering is known to be a frequent complication in patients undergoing surgery under neuraxial anesthesia with incidence of 40-70%. Although many pharmacological agents have been used to treat or prevent postspinal anesthesia shivering (PSAS), the ideal treatment wasn't found. This study evaluated the efficacy of paracetamol and dexamethasone to prevent PSAS in patients undergoing lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries.

Methods

Three hundred patients scheduled for surgeries under spinal anesthesia (SA) were allocated into three equal groups to receive a single preoperative dose of oral paracetamol 1 g (P group), dexamethasone 8 mg intravenous infusion (IVI) in 100 ml normal saline (D group) or placebo (C group), 2 h preoperatively, in a randomized, double-blind

SUBMITTER: Esmat IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8556952 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature