Prophylactic Mirtazapine or Dexamethasone for Post-spinal Anesthesia Shivering

Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a prophylactic dose of oral mirtazapine on shivering compared with prophylactic intravenous infusion (IVI) dexamethasone in patients undergoing gynecological surgeries under spinal anesthesia.

Timeline

Start

2018-03-01

Primary completion

2018-08-31

Completion

2018-08-31

Publications

• Esmat IM, Elsayed AM, El-Hariri HM, Ashoor TM. A Randomized Controlled Trial for Prevention of Postspinal Anesthesia Shivering in Gynecological Surgeries: Mirtazapine vs. Dexamethasone. Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2022 Mar 9;2022:5061803. doi: 10.1155/2022/5061803. eCollection 2022.

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