Intravenous fluid temperature, shivering, and the parturient.
The effect of warmed vs room-temperature intravenous fluids is examined for decreasing shivering in parturients undergoing epidural anesthesia for elective cesarean sections. Forty-four women were studied, 22 receiving warmed and 22 receiving room-temperature fluid therapy for preblock prophylaxis of hypotension and intraoperative maintenance and replacement. Of those given room-temperature balanced salt solutions, 64% shivered, as opposed to 14% in the warm fluid group, an observation significant at less than a P of 0.005 by chi 2-analysis.
D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001831:Body Temperature; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012768:Shivering