Prophylactic Paracetamol or Dexamethasone for Post-spinal Anesthesia Shivering

Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a prophylactic dose of oral paracetamol on shivering compared with prophylactic intravenous infusion (IVI) dexamethasone in patients undergoing non-obstetric surgeries under spinal anesthesia.

Timeline

Start

2018-03-01

Primary completion

2018-08-31

Completion

2018-08-31

Publications

• Esmat IM, Mohamed MM, Abdelaal WA, El-Hariri HM, Ashoor TM. Postspinal anesthesia shivering in lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries: a randomized controlled comparison between paracetamol and dexamethasone. BMC Anesthesiol. 2021 Oct 30;21(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01483-7.

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