Efficacy spectrum of antishivering medications: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3070-3082

  Park, Sea Mi ^a   Mangat, Halinder S ^a   Berger, Karen ^a   Rosengart, Axel J ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; clonidine; critical care; double blind; evidence based medicine; fentanyl; intensive care unit; ketamine; magnesium sulfate; medication; meperidine; meta analysis; pharmacology; placebo controlled; randomized controlled trial; shivering; shivering treatment; systemic analysis; therapeutic hypothermia; thermoregulation; tramadol

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALFENTANIL; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTISHIVERING AGENT; BUTORPHANOL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLONIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIPYRONE; DOXAPRAM; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; GRANISETRON; KETAMINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPHENIDATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEFOPAM; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE AGONIST; PETHIDINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SHIVERING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SHIVERING; SYMPATHOLYTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868253026     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31825b931e     Document Type: Review

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