The effect of diclofenac Na supp on postoperative shivering in patients undergoing elective cesarean section surgery

Objective: to evaluate the effect of diclofenac sodium suppository on postoperative shivering. methodology: one hundred forty patients were randomly allocated to two groups (n=70 patients for each group). ten minutes before the induction of anesthesia, group d received supp diclofenac na 100 mg, and group c did not receive anything. axillary temperature was measured before induction and 15 minutes after the extubation. shivering was judged by using a three-point scale after the end of anesthesia. results: the difference of the shivering incidence in the d (27.1%) and c (48.6%) groups were significant (p=0.014). there was no significant difference between the two groups in the severity of shivering after the end of anesthesia (p=0.507). the difference of the mean temperature changes in the two groups was found to be significant. (p=0.004). conclusion: diclofenac na effectively reduced the incidence of post anesthetic shivering and it resulted in a more stable body temperature.