Korean J Anesthesiol.  1988 Dec;21(6):975-979. 10.4097/kjae.1988.21.6.975.

Effects of Radiant heat and Meperidine on Oxygen Consumption in Postanesthesia Shivering

• Lee IO
• Kim HM
• Park YC
• Han SM
• Suh BT

• KMID: 1933083
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1988.21.6.975

Abstract

Radiant heart(RD) and Meperidine(MEP) have been used to suppress postanesthesia shivering. However their efficacies to date have only been assessed by observation of visible shivering. We measured the effects of RH and MEP on oxygen consumption (VO2), minute volume(VE) in sixteen otherwise healthy patients(two groups of eight each) shivering after general anesthesia. RH successfully supressed visible shivering in all patients and was associated with significant decrease in VO2(16% of baseline) and VE(13% of baseline, p<0.05). In the reshivering patients, the effect of RH on VO2 was less than initial RH therapy owing to sustained invisible shivering. MEP suppressed visible shivering in seven patients and was associated with 13% decrease in VO2. In conclusion, RH and MEP are effective methods of reducing the elevated oxygen consumption by shivering.

Keyword

Complication; shivering; Analgesics; meperidine; Heart; radiant; Metabolism; oxygen consumption

MeSH Terms

Analgesics
Anesthesia, General
Heart
Hot Temperature*
Humans
Meperidine*
Metabolism
Oxygen Consumption*
Oxygen*
Shivering*
Analgesics
Meperidine
Oxygen