Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: R688- Other general symptoms and signs
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients belonging to American society of anaesthesiologist physical status I & II. 2) Age between 18 to 60 years. 3) patient who develop shivering after spinal anaesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with hypo or hyperthyroidism 2) Patients with neuromuscular disease 3) Morbid obesity(body mass indexof=40kg/m2) 4) Fever(axillary temperature >37°C)and 5) Compromised cardio respiratory functions 6) Patients on long term phenothiazines & MAO inhibitors 7) Patients with hepatic & renal insufficiency 8) Allergy to any of the study drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Grade of shivering. Complete/incomplete Control of shivering. Time taken for control of shivering Recurrence of shivering Parameters like heart rate, Blood pressure, oxygen saturation and temperatureTimepoint: 1)Parameters will be seen at intervals of 1 minute for the first 5 minutes and thereafter 10,15,20,25,30,40,60 minutes till cessation of shivering. 2)Tympanic membrane temperature will be noted at shivering, and regular intervals of 15,30,45 minutes following shivering. 3)Control of shivering and grading of shivering will be noted for 20 mins | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complete or incomplete Control of shivering. Time taken for control of shivering Recurrence of shivering Parameters like heart rate, Blood pressure, oxygen saturation & temperatureTimepoint: 20 min | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences