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Effect of radiant heat on the metabolic cost of postoperative shivering
A Sharkey1, R H Gulden, J M Lipton
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235-9068.
British Journal of Anaesthesia
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
Hypothermia and postoperative shivering are uncomfortable and may be dangerous. This study demonstrates that postoperative shivering may be controlled quickly and effectively with radiant heat, thereby reducing oxygen consumption and increasing thermal comfort.