Shivering
An 83 yo female has just had an AAA repair, and her temp in the PACU is 35.0. She is shivering.
References: (note, all residents should have access to Anesthesiology articles online if they receive the journal. Many other journals are available with a USF account through MD Consult...just access it from the departmental home page)
An 83 yo female has just had an AAA repair, and her temp in the PACU is 35.0. She is shivering.
- What are the implications of postoperative hypothermia?
- What are the implications of postoperative shivering?
- How will you treat her?
References: (note, all residents should have access to Anesthesiology articles online if they receive the journal. Many other journals are available with a USF account through MD Consult...just access it from the departmental home page)
- DeWitte J, Sessler D. Perioperative shivering, physiology and pharmacology. Anesthesiology 2002;96:467-484.
- Buggy D, Crossley W.
Thermoregulation, mild perioperative hypothermia and post-anaesthetic
shivering. Br J Anaesth 2000;84:615-28