Casey et al classified shivering that occurred for a woman having a Caesarean section while receiving epidural anesthesia. The authors are from Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University in Montreal.
Parameters:
(1) degree of shivering
(2) distress to patient
(3) interference with patient monitoring
Shivering
Distress
Monitoring
Grade
none
NA
NA
0
mild
not distressing
no interference
1
moderate
distressing
no interference
2
severe
very distressing
interference
3
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