Shivering and Neuraxial Anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-252

  Crowley, Larry J ^a   Buggy, Donal J ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anesthesia side effects; Epidural anesthesia; Shivering; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; CLONIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; GRANISETRON; INFUSION FLUID; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEFOPAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE TRACT; NEURAXIAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL STIMULATION; THERMOREGULATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; SHIVERING;

EID: 42149162433     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.11.006     Document Type: Review

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