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Thermoregulation and shivering during epidural anaesthesia

M. Saada, Laurent Delaunay

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Hypothermia occurs during epidural anaesthesia. It is initially related to a shift of body heat from the central core to the periphery. It may produce shivering which appears as a normal response to a decrease in central core temperature.

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Hypothermia occurs during epidural anaesthesia. It is initially related to a shift of body heat from the central core to the periphery. It may produce shivering which appears as a normal response to a decrease in central core temperature.

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Hypothermia occurs during epidural anaesthesia. It is initially related to a shift of body heat from the central core to the periphery. It may produce shivering which appears as a normal response to a decrease in central core temperature.

Key concepts: Shivering, Medicine, Thermoregulation, Hypothermia, Anesthesia, Core temperature, Core (optical fiber), General anaesthesia

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