Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Treatment of Shivering During Cesarean Section Under Neuraxial Anesthesia

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether dexmedotomidine is effective in the treatment of shivering associated with neuraxial anesthesia during cesarean delivery.

Timeline

Start

2015-04

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2016-06

Publications

• Background Mittal G, Gupta K, Katyal S, Kaushal S. Randomised double-blind comparative study of dexmedetomidine and tramadol for post-spinal anaesthesia shivering. Indian J Anaesth. 2014 May;58(3):257-62. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.135031.
• Background Crowley LJ, Buggy DJ. Shivering and neuraxial anesthesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2008 May-Jun;33(3):241-52. doi: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.11.006.
• Background Crossley AW, Mahajan RP. The intensity of postoperative shivering is unrelated to axillary temperature. Anaesthesia. 1994 Mar;49(3):205-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb03422.x.
• Lamontagne C, Lesage S, Villeneuve E, Lidzborski E, Derstenfeld A, Crochetiere C. Intravenous dexmedetomidine for the treatment of shivering during Cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia: a randomized-controlled trial. Can J Anaesth. 2019 Jul;66(7):762-771. doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01354-3. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

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