Intrathecal Additives to Prevent Post Spinal Shivering in Transurethral Prostatectomy
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
2020-06-01
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Summary
Spinal anesthesia is the technique of choice in transurethral prostatectomy.However,one of
the common complications of spinal anesthesia is shivering which is even exaggerated in
patients undergoing transurethral prostatectomy.this high incidence is most probably caused
by sympathetic block and use of large amount of irrigation fluid during surgery.There are two
methods to reduce shivering.Previous studies showed that intrathecal fentanyl is an
appropriate method to reduce shivering.Intrathecal dexamethasone could reduce shivering by
regulating immune responses.