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What should I do if I feel shivering from the cold during surgery?

Mar 25, 2023 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Yang Shuwen
Introduction
When shivering due to cold during surgery, medical staff should be informed promptly so that medication can be administered, heat loss minimized, and ambient temperature maintained appropriately. It is recommended that the operating room temperature be kept between 24°C and 26°C, with heating devices such as electric blankets or infrared heaters available in the room. In addition, psychological care should be provided to patients who experience shivering from cold during surgery. Patients are advised to consume more fresh fruits and vegetables after surgery.

When shivering due to cold during surgery, patients should promptly inform the medical team so that appropriate medications can be administered, heat loss minimized, and environmental temperature maintained at a comfortable level.

1. Promptly notify the doctor for medication

During surgery, various factors can cause a patient's body temperature to drop, leading to postoperative shivering. This is especially common under general anesthesia, when body temperature tends to decrease. As the anesthesia wears off and the patient begins to regain consciousness, shivering often occurs—the most obvious symptom of this condition. Several medications can help prevent or treat shivering, such as cholinomimetic drugs. Although these medications are not specifically designed to combat cold, they possess strong anti-shivering properties and may even help regulate body temperature.

2. Minimize body heat loss

Patients should cooperate closely with medical staff before surgery to minimize anesthesia duration, surgical time, and exposure time, avoiding unnecessary contact with cold surfaces. After surgery, reduce the time it takes to return the patient to the ward, ensure proper warmth, and appropriately increase the number of blankets used.

3. Maintain a suitable environmental temperature

General anesthesia significantly impairs normal thermoregulation, reducing heat production, causing vasodilation, increasing heat loss, and prolonging surgery further exacerbates heat dissipation. It is recommended that operating rooms maintain a temperature between 24°C and 26°C, and be equipped with heating devices such as electric blankets or infrared heaters.

In addition, when a patient experiences shivering from cold during surgery, psychological reassurance should also be provided. Patients are advised to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables after surgery, while avoiding spicy, stimulating, greasy, and high-sugar foods.



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