title: Propofol and postanaesthetic shivering.
abstract: Sixty ASA grade 1 unpremedicated patients scheduled for minor elective surgery were randomly allocated to receive general anaesthesia consisting of either propofol-nitrous oxide in oxygen or a conventional technique of thiopentone-isoflurane-nitrous oxide-oxygen. Baseline axillary temperature readings, duration of operation and intra-operative decrease in axillary temperature were similar in both groups. The patients who received propofol-nitrous oxide-oxygen anaesthesia had a significantly lower incidence of postanaesthetic shivering than the control group. A propofol-nitrous oxide-oxygen technique may be preferable when postanaesthetic shivering is deemed undesirable.
authors.affiliation: Alexandra Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, Singapore.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D015742:Propofol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012768:Shivering / Q000187:drug effects*; D013874:Thiopental / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007530:Isoflurane; D013874:Thiopental; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D015742:Propofol