Post-surgery questions?

Question

1) Why do some people shiver after surgery, even if there are blankets on them?

2) Also, why does the neck/shoulder area become very sore after surgery? Is it because of the anesthesia (if so, why does it do that)?

please be specific with the effects of anesthesia

actually, please be specific on anything if you can

Answer 1

Well, there are a few reasons why people shiver after surgery. Firstly, OR suites are kept quite cool for the comfort of the surgical staff. Once the patient is asleep, they monitor their temperature closely, & use warming blankets on them, but for the comfort of surgical staff who are covered in impervious gowns (don't breathe very well), they lower the temperature of the room.
Secondly, anesthesia can cause this effect for two reasons. Sometimes the medications used by anesthesiologists can have that side effect...the other reason is that anesthesia in itself causes vasodilation, which allows quicker heat loss.
Did you ever notice that when you're really warm, your veins pop out on your hands/arms, etc...? Well, this is just one of the many ways your body tries to compensate to cool you down...

In answering your second question, there are also a few possibilities there...
Your throat will be sore, & possibly your neck & shoulders to some small degree, b/c of the intubation process. Anesthesiologists must tilt your head back for visualization when placing the ET tube down your throat. The tube itself will cause soreness in your throat for a day or so post-op.
Also, positioning can somewhat be a factor, depending on your position (needed for the surgery) & how long the surgery took. Proper positioning to protect nerves & bony prominences is a major focus for surgical staff before surgery starts.
Finally, if the surgery was laparoscopic (vs. open surgery), the gas placed in your body to allow the surgeon to visualize the area for surgery will to some degree get trapped inside the body & will manifest itself quite frequently as shoulder pain.

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

Its CHILLY in the room where surgery is performed. To prevent bacteria growing they keep it cooler than 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

They USUALLY put on WARM blankets they get out of a warmer.

Neck shoulder hurts because you are laying FLAT against the table. Possible side effects from the tube they insert down your throat.

Answer 3

people shiver after surgery is because of anesthesia.
Neck/shoulder area become sore after surgery because of postioning during surgery and the fact that you have to stay still during the few hours of surgery.

Answer 4

shivering is because of few things:
1. anaesthetic agents used (especially halothane)
2. cool operating room environment
3. cold intravenous fluids used during surgery
4. temporary knock down of body's mechanism to maintain its temp

neck / shoulder pain is due to:
1. lying flat on a table for a long time
2. some drugs used by anaesthetist (esp suxamethonium)

Answer 5

Shiver=cold in the room, must be to assist in preventing infections.

Soreness=depends on what was done, usually is from gas used in procedures rising and settling in shoulder area. Gas is used to inflate areas so they can see inside you better (i.e. tubal ligation)

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

some people develop hypothermia during surgery and require warming blankets after surgery..could be due to the length of surgery, type of surgery or drugs used during surgery....

your neck may be sore due to the breathing tube they put in your throat during surgery...ie.intubation....when you are asleep, the drugs they give you cause your breathing to cease, the machine breathes for you......

Answer 7

1) Post operative shock
2) Intubation during surgery

Answer 8

Recovery Shock aform of shock caused by the operating room temp. an the form local that is given