Dexmedetomidine and postoperative shivering in patients undergoing elective abdominal hysterectomy

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 357-364

  Elvan, E G ^a   Oc B ^a   Uzun, S ^a   Karabulut, E ^a   Coskun F ^a   Aypar, U ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia general; Dexmedetomidine; Postoperative period; Shivering; Surgery gynaecological

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE SHIVERING; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHIVERING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 41549149971     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507003110     Document Type: Article

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