Subarachnoid and epidural dexmedetomidine for the prevention of post-anesthetic shivering: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

Yi-Zheng Li Yi Jiang Han Lin Xue-Ping Yang

Published in: Drug design, development and therapy (2019)

Dexmedetomidine as a subarachnoid and epidural adjunct drug could decrease the incidence of post-anesthetic shivering in a dose-dependent manner. However, caution should be taken in patients with original bradycardia.

Keyphrases

systematic review
spinal cord
cardiac surgery
meta analyses
risk factors
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
drug induced