Research Journal of Medical Sciences
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Comparison of Intravenous Ondansetron and Tramadol in Prevention of Post Anesthetic Shivering in Patients Undergoing Lower Segment Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Prospective Observational Study
Sahu Mushtaq, Masood A. Sofi, Ayaz K. Farooqi, Faizah Mufti, Majid Khan and Altaf H. Mir
Page: 947-952 | Received 04 Aug 2023, Published online: 19 Aug 2023
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Abstract
Temperature regulation is a complex physiological process that involves the interplay of various mechanisms within the body to maintain a constant internal temperature. Shivering is a frequent undesirable and uncomfortable event in patients undergoing cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. Post anesthetic shivering has a multitude of deleterious effects and different methods have been used to prevent it. We therefore compared the efficacy of ondansetron to that of tramadol in preventing post anesthetic shivering in women undergoing cesarean section under subarachnoid block. Comparison of the efficacy of ondansetron to that of tramadol in preventing post anesthetic shivering in women undergoing cesarean section under subarachnoid block. A total of 70 pregnant female patients aged between 18‐40 years with ASA II scheduled for lower segment cesarean section under spinal anesthesia were included in the study. Patients were allocated to 2 groups, Group A and B of 35 patients each. Patients enrolled in Group A (ondansetron group) received 0.1 mg kg-1 of ondansetron and those in Group B (tramadol group) received 0.5 mg kg-1 tramadol immediately after clamping the cord. The use of IV ondansetron and tramadol has proved significantly effective in prevention of post operative shivering in patients undergoing caesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia with significantly less incidence of shivering in tramadol group (8.6%) as compared to ondansetron group (31.4%). This study demonstrated that both ondansetron and tramadol are effective in prevention of shivering under spinal anesthesia in women undergoing cesarean section.
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Sahu Mushtaq, Masood A. Sofi, Ayaz K. Farooqi, Faizah Mufti, Majid Khan and Altaf H. Mir. Comparison of Intravenous Ondansetron and Tramadol in Prevention of Post Anesthetic Shivering in Patients Undergoing Lower Segment Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Prospective Observational Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.947.952
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