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Background: Post-anesthetic shivering can cause post-surgical pain or discomfort, and create oxygen supply/demand imbalance. Objectives: The current study aimed at evaluating the effects of Dexmedetomidine on the incidence and intensity of shivering and core temperature after general anesthesia. Methods: The current randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial was conducted at a single center (Gil Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea) from January to December 2016 with convenience sampling and simple random allocation. A total