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Postoperative shivering

A W Crossley1

  • 1University of Nottingham.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine
|February 3, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Postoperative shivering is common after anesthesia and influenced by factors like anesthetic agents and patient demographics. Monitoring patient temperature is crucial for managing this common recovery event.

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Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Physiology
  • Postoperative Care

Background:

  • Postoperative shivering is a frequent complication following anesthesia.
  • Several factors contribute to its occurrence, including anesthetic agents, duration of anesthesia, patient gender, and age.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the unclear relationship between postoperative shivering and thermoregulation.
  • To highlight essential management strategies for postoperative shivering.

Main Methods:

  • Review of factors contributing to postoperative shivering.
  • Discussion of the physiological basis of shivering post-anesthesia.
  • Emphasis on temperature monitoring in patient management.

Main Results:

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  • Identified volatile anesthetic agents, prolonged anesthesia, gender, and age as key etiological factors.
  • Highlighted the ambiguous link between shivering and thermoregulation.
  • Stressed the importance of temperature measurement.

Conclusions:

  • Postoperative shivering is multifactorial and requires careful patient monitoring.
  • Accurate temperature assessment is a fundamental component of managing postoperative shivering.