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ArticleAnesthesiology and pain medicine2020

The Impact of Optimal Dose of Ketamine on Shivering Following Elective Abdominal Hysterectomy: A Randomised Comparative Study.

Saghar Samimi Sadeh, Elham Hashemi, Reza Aminnejad, Ehsan Bastanhagh

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Saghar Samimi SadehDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8359-4411
Elham HashemiSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza AminnejadDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Ehsan BastanhaghDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-5204
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IR

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backgroundFollowing surgery, patients frequently suffer from shivering, and this can lead to postoperative complications and discomfort.

objectivesThis study aimed to compare the effect of ketamine on patients' shivering following an elective abdominal hysterectomy. Patients were given either Ketamine (0.25 mg or 0.5 mg/kg) or a placebo. The study and surgery took place in a subspecialty University Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics.

methodsThis study was an interventional, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Ninety-six women who underwent elective abdominal hysterectomy were randomly assigned to three groups. Ketamine was administered to all participants 20 min prior to the end of surgery. The first group received 0.25 mg/kg of intravenous ketamine. The second group received 0.5 mg/kg intravenous ketamine. The third group received a placebo of intravenous saline. Postoperative shivering, sedation grade, hallucination, nausea, vomiting, and nystagmus were measured for each patient up to 30 minutes.

resultsThe study showed that patients suffered from less shivering in the two groups that received ketamine. The reduced shivering was seen 5, 10, and 20 min following surgery in the two groups that were given two doses of 0.25 and 0.5 mg/kg ketamine compared to the control group (P value < 0.05). There was a significant difference between patients receiving normal saline and those having 0.25 and 0.5 mg/kg of ketamine in the rate of sedation grade, nausea, vomiting, and nystagmus (P value < 0.05). The main differences in patients receiving ketamine were the sedation grade at zero time and postoperative hallucination experienced by those patients who received 0.5 mg/kg of ketamine.

conclusionsKetamine reduced shivering in all patients following elective abdominal hysterectomy. This was regardless of dose. Patients were less likely to suffer from hallucinations and sedation grade with a lower dose of ketamine (0.25 mg/kg compared to 0.50 mg/kg).

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Abdominal HysterectomyHallucinationKetaminePostoperative Shivering

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