Intrathecal meperidine reduces intraoperative shivering during transurethral prostatectomy in elderly patients

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 389-393

  Chun, Duk Hee ^a   Kil, Hae Keum ^b   Kim, Hyun Joo ^b   Park, Chunghyun ^a   Chung, Kum Hee ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Meperidine; Shivering; Spinal

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; PETHIDINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 78751672996     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.6.389     Document Type: Article

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