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Table 2 Incidence and grade of shivering, grade of sedation

From: A comparative study between dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone as an intrathecal adjuvant for prevention of perioperative shivering in cesarean section

 

Group A (n = 30)

Group B (n = 30)

p value

Incidence of shivering (No. of patients)

5/30

7/30

0.119

Grade of shivering (0/1/2/3/4) (No. of patients)

25/2/3/0/0

23/2/3/2/0

0.119

Sedation grade (0/1/2/3/4) (No. of patients)

0/15/13/2/0

24/6/0/0/0

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as number of patients
  2. p value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant