Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Zahid Hussain Khan
Imam Khomeini Hospital,
Tehran
West Indies
Commentary
Intrathecal Meperidine and Shivering! Premium Non Nocere
Author(s): Zahid Hussain Khan, Amir Poya Zanjani and Jalil Makarem
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.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000648