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How to Prevent and Effectively Treat Postoperative Shivering

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The continuous progress of the anesthetic and surgical techniques and the increase of sophisticated monitoring systems of physiological functions have expanded by far the surgical indications, for both elective and urgent, in patients with compromised or even critical conditions.

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Dei Poli, M. (2014). How to Prevent and Effectively Treat Postoperative Shivering. In: Allaria, B. (eds) Practical Issues in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2013. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5529-2_10

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