Doxapram after general anaesthesia : its role in stopping shivering during recovery

A group of patients who developed postoperative shivering after receiving inhalational anaesthesia were assigned, at random, to receive either doxapram or a placebo under double-blind conditions. A significantly higher proportion of patients stopped shivering after being given doxapram than after th...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 1991-06, Vol.46 (6), p.460-461
Main Authors: SARMA, V, FRY, E. N. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anesthesia, Inhalation - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Doxapram - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscle
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Postoperative Complications - drug therapy
Shivering - drug effects
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Summary:A group of patients who developed postoperative shivering after receiving inhalational anaesthesia were assigned, at random, to receive either doxapram or a placebo under double-blind conditions. A significantly higher proportion of patients stopped shivering after being given doxapram than after the placebo.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb11683.x