Comparison of meperidine and nefopam for prevention of shivering during spinal anesthesia

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-233

  Kim, Yeon A ^a   Kweon, Tae Dong ^a   Kim, Myounghwa ^a   Lee, Hye In ^a   Lee, You Jin ^a   Lee, Ki Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Meperidine; Nefopam; Shivering; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; NEFOPAM; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 84875757241     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2013.64.3.229     Document Type: Article

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