Meperidine to relieve shivering or bladder spasm: clinical effectiveness
CADTH
Record ID 32014000211
English
Authors' recommendations:
One randomized controlled trial and one non-randomized study regarding the clinical effectiveness of meperidine for the relief of shivering in adults with brain injury undergoing hypothermia protocol were identified. No literature regarding the clinical effectiveness of meperidine for the relief of bladder spasm in adult patients following urinary catheter removal was identified.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/feb-2013/RB0565%20Meperidine%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Meperidine
- Shivering
- Spasm
- Urinary Bladder
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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