Dexmedetomidine and meperidine prevent postanaesthetic shivering

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-153

  Bicer, C ^a   Esmaoglu, A ^a,b   Akin, A ^a   Boyaci, A ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia recovery period, complications, shivering; Dexmedetomidine; Meperidine

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; PETHIDINE; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OXYGEN SATURATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHIVERING;

EID: 31344452422     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 02650215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505002061     Document Type: Article

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