A comparison of urapidil, clonidine, meperidine and placebo in preventing postanesthetic shivering

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 954-957

  Piper, Swen N ^a   Maleck, Wolfgang H ^a   Boldt, Joachim ^a   Suttner, Stefan W ^a   Schmidt, Christian C ^a   Reich, Daniel G P ^a  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; PETHIDINE; URAPIDIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEDATION; SHIVERING;

EID: 0034027014     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-200004000-00033     Document Type: Article

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