Remifentanil/sevoflurane vs. fentanyl/sevoflurane anaesthesia:comparison of recovery characteristics in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholocystectomy

Incidence of postoperative shivering comparing remifentanil with other opioids: a meta-analysis

“…Because the meta-analysis depends on the results from multiple studies, as new studies on this topic become published, a reanalysis of the available evidence would be beneficial. The meta-analysis by Komatsu et al included results that were published in conference abstracts [14,15]. In our meta-analysis, however, we excluded 2 reports that were conference abstracts because evaluating the relevancy of those results would have been problematic.…”

“…However, the incidence of postoperative shivering related to sufentanil administration could not be determined because of the limited number of articles. The meta-analysis by Komatsu et al included results contained in conference abstracts [14,15], and we were unable to acquire the results of 1 postoperative shivering trial [16]. In addition, papers that have been published since the meta-analysis by Komatsu et al showed no significant difference in the incidence of shivering when remifentanil was compared with fentanyl or sufentanil [17][18][19].…”