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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Veröffentlicht in:	Anaesthesia 1991-06, Vol.46 (6), p.460-461
Hauptverfasser:	SARMA, V, FRY, E. N. S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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