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Comparison of intravenous infusion of warm saline and dexamethasone in the prevention of postoperative shivering

Phase 2
Conditions
Postoperative shivering.
Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified
Registration Number
IRCT2015041721806N1
Lead Sponsor
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the group I and II were the followings: laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia, surgery, ENT surgery and eye surgery, being aged 20 to 50 years, avoiding the use of corticosteroids, non-steroidal analgesics, magnesium sulfate and blood pressure medications, no fever, no addiction, normal body temperature (the temperature of 36.5 to 37.5), as well as the physical class of ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology).

Exclusion criteria also included the followings: emergency surgery, blood transfusion during surgery, surgery lasting more than two hours, neuromuscular disease, low blood pressure during surgery for any reason that required more fluid intake or changed the calculation program, and taking medical and non-medical anesthetic drugs.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Shivering. Timepoint: On arrival the patient to the operating room, anesthesia beginning, the end of the anesthesia, the beginning of recovery and the recovery. Method of measurement: Thermometer.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hemodynamics( Blood presure). Timepoint: On arrival the patient to the operating room, anesthesia beginning, the end of the anesthesia, the beginning of recovery and the recovery. Method of measurement: Cuff pressure monitoring device.
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