Sarcouncil Journal of Medicine and Surgery

Abstract: Background: Postoperative shivering is an observed feature of the perioperative period . the type of surgery, medication, duration of anesthesia, and various patient factors all contribute to the condition. Aim of study: To compare the effect of halothane and isoflurane on postoperative shivering in emergency cesarian section. Patient and method: This was a Prospective comparative study conducted during the 1st of November, 2012 till the 28th of January,2013 at Department of Anesthesia, Baghdad teaching hospital ,Baghdad medical city complex, Baghdad, Iraq Eighty patient with emergency Cesarian section, and all of them were with ASA I and II classification. Patients were divided into two groups randomly (40 patients each), group(A) were received halothane and group (B) received isoflurane. Each individual patient was monitored and observed carefully postoperatively the presence of shivering episodes were recorded in the recovery room. Result: shivering were more prevalent among cases who received Halothane rather as among those of isoflurane group. A highly significant association between the type of medication and the occurrence of nausea and vomiting, at recovery time and at 6 hours’ time p.value < 0.001. Conclusion: halothane was the leading cause of postoperative shivering. So it would be better to avoid halothane as it will increase the oxygen consumption.