Intraoperative phenylephrine infusion to reduce perioperative shivering in lower segment caesarean section: A randomised controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shivering is described as an involuntary, repetitive activity of the skeletal muscles that can have deleterious effects on anaesthetized patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of phenylephrine infusion in preventing perioperative shivering in patients undergoing lower segment cesarean section under spinal anesthesia and to observe the change in the patient's core temperature between the study and control groups.

Methods

A total of 118 patients scheduled for elective lower segment cesarean section under spinal anesthesia were recruited for this prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study. The patients were randomized into 2 groups with 59 patients per group. The phenylephrine Group received phenylephrine infusion at a rate of 0.5 mcg/kg

SUBMITTER: Tan Sook Kuan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174363 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature