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Table 2 Shivering incidence and grades

From: Comparative study between intrathecal dexmedetomidine and intrathecal magnesium sulfate for the prevention of post-spinal anaesthesia shivering in uroscopic surgery; (RCT)

 

C Group

(n = 35)

M Group

(n = 35)

D Group

(n = 35)

P

p1

p2

p3

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Grades

 No shivering

14

40.0

24

68.6

30

85.7

< 0.001*

0.016*

< 0.001*

0.088

 I

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

–

–

–

–

 II

0

0.0

2

5.7

0

0.0

0.331

0.493

–

0.493

 III

1

2.9

1

2.9

2

5.7

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

 IV

20

57.1

5

14.3

3

8.6

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.716

  1. p1: p value for comparing between Control and MgSO4
  2. p2: p value for comparing between Control and Dex
  3. p3: p value for comparing between MgSO4and Dex
  4. *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
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