Efficacy and safety of ondansetron in preventing postanesthesia shivering: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Published in: BMC anesthesiology Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 12
• Main Authors: Tie, Hong-Tao, Su, Guang-Zhu, He, Kun, Liang, Shao-Rong, Yuan, Hao-Wei, Mou, Jun-Huan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.03.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Bradycardia - chemically induced; Bradycardia - diagnosis; Bradycardia - epidemiology; Cardiac arrhythmia; Clinical trials; Confidence intervals; Drug dosages; Drug therapy; Hospitals; Humans; Meta-analysis; Ondansetron - administration & dosage; Ondansetron - adverse effects; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods; Shivering - drug effects; Shivering - physiology; Studies; Treatment Outcome

Shivering is a very common complication in the postanesthesia period. Increasing studies have reported ondansetron may be effective in prevention of postanesthesia shivering (PAS). However, the results remained controversial; hence we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to eval...