Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Abstract

Intrathecal Meperidine and Shivering! Premium Non Nocere

Zahid Hussain Khan, Amir Poya Zanjani and Jalil Makarem

Shivering is one of the most discomforting side effects of hypothermia in patients emerging from anesthesia. Meperidine is currently widely used to treat shivering. However there are controversies about the intrathecal injection of this unique opiate in attenuating or else obtunding shivering.