To study the best time of giving paracetamol injection during surgery to prevent shivering after surgery
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R69- Illness, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/11/022063
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 225
Inclusion Criteria
ASA grade I or II adult patients of either sex
Patients undergoing elective surgical procedures performed under general anaesthesia
Expected duration of surgery longer than one hour but less than four hours
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with body mass index (BMI) >35 Kg/cm2
Patients having any evidence of liver dysfunction
History of allergy to paracetamol
Body temperature more than 38°C or less than 36°C
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of shiveringTimepoint: Till 4 hours postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of perioperative hypothermia (less than 36 degrees C) <br/ ><br>Time to analgesic requirement <br/ ><br>Any postoperative complications <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till 4 hours postoperatively