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Pharmacological Interventions For The Treatment And Control Of Shivering In Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Under Regional Anaesthesia: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Malika Hameed, Naureen Akber Ali, Khalid Ahsan, Mohsin Nazir Aug 2022

Pharmacological Interventions For The Treatment And Control Of Shivering In Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Under Regional Anaesthesia: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Malika Hameed, Naureen Akber Ali, Khalid Ahsan, Mohsin Nazir

Department of Anaesthesia

Intraoperative shivering is quite common after regional anaesthesia, which not only increases the total body oxygen requirement but also causes discomfort to the patients. The aim of this systematic review is to determine the effectiveness of pharmacological agents administered intra-operatively for treating shivering in adult patients who are undergoing elective surgery under regional (i.e., central neuraxial) anaesthesia so that an optimal choice of an agent can be recommended for clinical application. A literature search was carried out using PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL databases, and hand searches to identify relevant studies. After literature screening and information extraction, a systematic review was …


One-Year Progress Oa A Large-Scale Collaborative Project For Improving The Care Of Mechanically Ventilated Patients, Yaseen M. Arabi, Zohair Al Aseri, Tareef Alaama, Abdulrhman Alharthy, Fahad M. Al-Hameed, Yasser Mandourah, Alyaa Elhazmi, Hend Sallam, Ghaleb A. Almekhlafi, Asad Latif Apr 2020

One-Year Progress Oa A Large-Scale Collaborative Project For Improving The Care Of Mechanically Ventilated Patients, Yaseen M. Arabi, Zohair Al Aseri, Tareef Alaama, Abdulrhman Alharthy, Fahad M. Al-Hameed, Yasser Mandourah, Alyaa Elhazmi, Hend Sallam, Ghaleb A. Almekhlafi, Asad Latif

Department of Anaesthesia

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