Intravenous low dose Ketamine injection versus Dexmedetomidine infusion for prevention of intraoperative shivering during spinal anesthesia

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: post-spinal anesthesia shivering; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001246673
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams university

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing elective lower abdominal surgery and elective orthopedic lower limb surgery were included in the study. Patients selected were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I and II physical status.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with thyroid disease, Parkinson's disease, dysautonomia, Raynaud's syndrome, cardiopulmonary disease, a history of allergy to the agents to be used, a need for blood transfusion during surgery, an initial core temperature > 37.5 degree C or < 36.5 degree C, a known history of alcohol use, use of sedative-hypnotic agents, use of vasodilators, or having contraindications to spinal anesthesia were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified