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Table 3 Shivering grades at 1 h after extubation

From: Intraoperative infusion of branched-chain amino acids in patients undergoing gastrointestinal tumor surgery

Group

Grade

0

1

2

3

4

BCAA (N = 20)

14

5

1

0

0

AA (N = 21)

15

4

2

0

0

NS (N = 20)

7

4

5

3

1

  1. In comparison of shivering grades (grade 0 vs grade ≥1), BCAA and AA groups were significantly different from the NS group (P value were 0.027 and 0.012, respectively.). There was no significant difference between BCAA and AA groups (P = 0.920)
  2. Abbreviations: BCAA branched-chain amino acids, AA amino acids, NS normal saline
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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