Intravenous dexmedetomidine for the treatment of shivering during Cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia: a randomized-controlled trial.

CONCLUSION: A single intravenous bolus of dexmedetomidine decreased the duration of shivering for up to 15 min during Cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02384343); registered 10 March, 2015.
PMID: 30945105 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - April 2, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Lamontagne C, Lesage S, Villeneuve E, Lidzborski E, Derstenfeld A, Crochetière C Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research