Impact of Induced Normothermia on Occurrence of Post Anesthetic Shivering and Wound Infection among Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgeries

Abstract

intraoperative hypothermia is a common complication. Many complications can be developed as a result of intraoperative hypothermia including postanesthesia shivering and wound infection

Effects of menthol on thirst during surgery patients fasting: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled studies

“…The characteristics of the included studies are listed in Table 1. The included studies were conducted in the following locations between 2017 and 2022: four in Brazil (Aroni et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Garcia et al, 2019; Serato et al, 2019), one in China (Chang et al, 2020), one in Korea (Oh et al, 2017) and one in Egypt (Sebaee & Elhadary, 2017). All seven studies were RCTs.…”

“…All seven studies were RCTs. Of these seven studies, four (Conchon et al, 2021; Oh et al, 2017; Sebaee & Elhadary, 2017; Serato et al, 2019) implemented menthol intervention immediately after surgery, and three (Aroni et al, 2020; Chang et al, 2020; Garcia et al, 2019) implemented menthol intervention during the preoperative fasting period. Among them, the types of menthol intervention methods included peppermint popsicles (Aroni et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Sebaee & Elhadary, 2017; Serato et al, 2019), peppermint mouthwash (Oh et al, 2017), peppermint chewing gum (Garcia et al, 2016) and peppermint acupoint application (Chang et al, 2020).…”

“…In the randomization process, six studies stated the method of randomization (Aroni et al, 2020; Chang et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Garcia et al, 2019; Oh et al, 2017; Serato et al, 2019)—five of which were computer random number table methods (Aroni et al, 2020; Chang et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Garcia et al, 2019; Serato et al, 2019), and one was randomized by tossing a coin (Oh et al, 2017). One article (Sebaee & Elhadary, 2017) lacked detailed information; we could therefore not judge the performance bias. Only four studies (Aroni et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Garcia et al, 2019; Serato et al, 2019) explicitly used the closed envelope method to allocate concealment.…”

“…Only four studies (Aroni et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Garcia et al, 2019; Serato et al, 2019) explicitly used the closed envelope method to allocate concealment. The risk of bias from assignment to interventions in one study was evaluated to have some concerns due to insufficient information (Sebaee & Elhadary, 2017). Two studies blinded the investigators and subjects (Aroni et al, 2020; Garcia et al, 2019), and one study blinded the outcome measurers (Garcia et al, 2019).…”

“…Two studies blinded the investigators and subjects (Aroni et al, 2020; Garcia et al, 2019), and one study blinded the outcome measurers (Garcia et al, 2019). Seven studies (Aroni et al, 2020; Chang et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Garcia et al, 2019; Oh et al, 2017; Sebaee & Elhadary, 2017; Serato et al, 2019) were all ranked as having a low risk of attrition bias. Overall, of the seven RCTs, one study (Sebaee & Elhadary, 2017) was identified as having a high risk of bias, three as low risk (Aroni et al, 2020; Garcia et al, 2019; Serato et al, 2019) and three as medium (Chang et al, 2020; Conchon et al, 2021; Oh et al, 2017).…”