The intensity of postoperative shivering is unrelated to axillary temperature.
The relationship between axillary temperature and postoperative shivering was examined in 302 patients who entered one recovery room in the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary over a one-month period. No relationship was found between temperature and the occurrence of shivering, or between conscious level and the occurrence of shivering.
Crossley
A W
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University of Nottingham.
Mahajan
R P
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D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001365:Axilla; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012768:Shivering / Q000502:physiology*