Tramadol vs. pethidine to control perioperative shivering in cesarean section under spinal anesthesia: a double-blind study

Background & objective: Perioperative shivering after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section is a common and unpleasant complication. Currently pethidine being used but the search continues to look other agents with faster action fewer side effects. Tramadol potential anti-shivering drug modulation of central thermoregulation.
 We compared efficacy tramadol versus in treatment perioperative patients undergoing under anesthesia.
 Methodology: After institutional ethical review committee approval, 42 anesthesia, who experienced shivering, were randomized into two groups, Group T (n = 21) received 1 mg/kg P 0.5 pethidine. The outcome measures included time taken cessation medication, recurrence incidence effects.
 Results: parturients mean age 30.2 ± 5.2 y body mass index (BMI) 29.9 4.9 kg/m2 recruited comparable data between groups. Median from administration until group was than (7 min vs 13 min, 0.049). However, there no significant difference terms number recurrences (P 0.606) nausea 0.19) groups.
 Conclusion: Intravenous has alleviation intravenous shivering.
 Key word: Tramadol; Pethidine; Cesarean section; Shivering; Anesthesia, Spinal
 Citation: Yaakop AF, Hassan MH, Omar SC, Mazlan MZ, Mukmin LA, WNW. control anesthesia: double-blind study. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(3):283-290; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i3.1893
 Received: March 15, 2022, Reviewed: 27, Accepted: May 09, 2022