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18433676

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
Shivering, which usually occurs as a thermoregulatory response to cold, may also occur following general or neuraxial anesthesia. Some of the causative factors of this type of shivering may be common to both, but some are particular to neuraxial anesthesia. Although shivering may have beneficial thermoregulatory effects, it places the body under increased physiological stress. In a broad sample of 21 studies, the median incidence of shivering related to neuraxial anesthesia in the control groups was 55%. Both pharmacological and nonpharmacological mechanisms have been found to be effective in reducing this shivering. This review aims to elucidate the mechanisms of the shivering that occurs during neuraxial anesthesia, and to examine strategies for prevention and treatment of this shivering.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1532-8651
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-52
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Shivering and neuraxial anesthesia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. larryjcrowley@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review