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First received: October 22, 2022

Clinical Trial: Prevention of Shivering After Spinal Anesthesia

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: Completed

Condition: Postoperative Shivering

Study Type: Interventional


Official Title: Comparison of Prophylactic Use of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine for Prevention of Shivering After Spinal Anesthesia

Brief Summary: Recently, ketamine and dexmedetomidine have been used to prevent shivering during anaesthesia, with good results. Ketamine (a competitive NMDA receptor antagonist) plays a role in thermoregulation at various levels and ketamine, has been shown to inhibit postoperative shivering in some reports and studies.

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