The efficacy of ketamine for the treatment of postoperative shivering

Kose E. A., Dal D., Akinci S. B., Saricaoglu F.

ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, vol.106, no.1, pp.120-122, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 106 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1213/01.ane.0000296458.16313.7c
  • Journal Name: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.120-122
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are few reports on the utility of ketamine for the prevention of postoperative shivering. We thus established the efficacy of two doses of ketamine compared with meperidine for the treatment of postoperative shivering.