Effects of 0.5% heavy bupivacaine at room versus body temperature on shivering and analgesia after spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean section

Background: Shivering is an undesirable, unpleasant experience after spinal anesthesia. Injecting cold bupivacaine has been incriminated as a contributory factor. Aims and Objective: In this prospective study we evaluated the efficacy of warming the heavy bupivacaine to body temperature for preventi...

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Main Authors: Khoula Mohammed Saif Al-Mandhari, Amal Ali Mubarak Al-Shukaili, Basman Younis, Shobha Lad, Rashid M Khan, Naresh Kaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
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Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2019;volume=33;issue=2;spage=77;epage=80;aulast=Al-Mandhari