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The minimum dose of dexmedetomidine required for cessation of postspinal anesthesia shivering: A prospective observational study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Shivering is a common postanesthesia adverse event with multiple etiologies. Dexmedetomidine, a centrally acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, is known to reduce the shivering threshold. However, the minimum dose at which dexmedetomidine causes cessation of shivering is unknown. T...

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Autores principales: Kundra, Tanveer Singh, Kaur, Parminder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29416242
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_115_16