The minimum effective doses of pethidine and doxapram in the treatment of post-anaesthetic shivering

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-36

  Wrench, I J ^a   Singh, P ^a   Dennis, A R ^a   Mahajan, R P ^a   Crossley, A W A ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analeptics; doxapram; Analgesics; pethidine; Complications; shivering

Indexed keywords

DOXAPRAM; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031026052     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.006-az006.x     Document Type: Article

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