Doxapram after general anaesthesia. Its role in stopping shivering during recovery.
A group of patients who developed postoperative shivering after receiving inhalational anaesthesia were assigned, at random, to receive either doxapram or a placebo under double-blind conditions. A significantly higher proportion of patients stopped shivering after being given doxapram than after the placebo.
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Department of Anaesthetics, North Tees General Hospital, Hardwick, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004315:Doxapram / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012768:Shivering / Q000187:drug effects*
D004315:Doxapram