A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial comparing pethidine to metamizol for treatment of post-anaesthetic shivering

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-311

  Monso A ^a   Riudeubas, J ^a   Barbal, F ^a   Laporte, J R ^b,c   Arnau, J M ^b  

^a Hospital Sant Rafael   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metamizol; Pethidine; Placebo; Postanaesthetic shivering; Recovery; Trial

Indexed keywords

DIPYRONE; NALOXONE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRADYPNEA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; VOMITING;

EID: 0029813723     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1996.04124.x     Document Type: Article

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