Prevalence, Associated factors and Treatment of Post Spinal Shivering in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: a prospective observational study

Luggya, Tonny Stone; Kabuye, Richard Nicholas; Mijumbi, Cephas; Tindimwebwa, Joseph Bahe; Kintu, Andrew

Prevalence, Associated factors and Treatment of Post Spinal Shivering in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: a prospective observational study

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Date

2016

Authors

Luggya, Tonny Stone

Kabuye, Richard Nicholas

Mijumbi, Cephas

Tindimwebwa, Joseph Bahe

Kintu, Andrew

Publisher

BMC anesthesiology

Abstract

Surgery and anaesthesia cause shivering due to thermal dysregulation as a compensatory mechanism and is worsened by vasodilatation from spinal anaesthesia that redistributes core body heat. Due to paucity of data Mulago Hospital’s post spinal shivering burden is unknown yet it causes discomfort and morbidity.

Keywords

Pethidine (meperidine), Post spinal shivering, Caesarean section, Spinal anaesthesia

Citation

Luggya, T. S., Kabuye, R. N., Mijumbi, C., Tindimwebwa, J. B., & Kintu, A. (2016). Prevalence, associated factors and treatment of post spinal shivering in a Sub-Saharan tertiary hospital: a prospective observational study. BMC anesthesiology, 16, 1-5.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-016-0268-0

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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8338

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