COMPARISON OF MEPERIDINE AND TRAMADOL IN TREATMENT OF SHIVERING AFTER SPINAL ANESTHESIA

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Shivering after spinal anesthesia is a common and uncomfortable complication that may interfere with monitoring during operation, excess oxygen consumption and lactic acidosis. Meperidine is first line treatment in patients with postoperative shivering. Since meperidine can...

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Main Authors: N Banihashem, E Alijanpour, HA Sharif, H Alreza, M Taheri, A Bijani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2009-01-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
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Online Access:http://jbums.org/article-1-3113-en.html